A cartoon of a truck carrying a ₹500 gas cylinder drew ire; a BJP MLA called the poster shameful.

Raipur . Politics has intensified in Chhattisgarh over the visit of Smriti Irani, the BJP's new state in-charge. The Congress party targeted Smriti Irani by releasing a cartoon poster on social media.

The poster shows him entering Chhattisgarh driving a truck loaded with gas cylinders costing ₹500. BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar hit back, calling the poster shameful and accusing the Congress of having no political agenda.

Congress took a jibe at the price of cylinders

A poster released by the Congress party depicts Smriti Irani driving a truck. The truck is loaded with 500-rupee gas cylinders. The poster reads, "A truck carrying 500-rupee gas cylinders is about to arrive in Chhattisgarh." The caption, "Wave of happiness among blind devotees," is a sarcastic one.

This Congress poster surfaced on social media amid ongoing political rhetoric surrounding Smriti Irani's visit to Chhattisgarh. The poster sought to corner the BJP on the issue of gas cylinder prices.

Ajay Chandrakar hit back

BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar reacted to the Congress poster, calling it shameful. He said that the Congress party has no agenda, so the memes are being created and circulated. According to Chandrakar, the Congress party created the poster simply to fulfill a formality and has no issues left to raise.

The poster, along with the BJP's response to it, has intensified the political rhetoric between the BJP and Congress in the state during Smriti Irani's visit. The two parties are exchanging accusations and counter-accusations over gas cylinder prices.