New Delhi: The BJP yesterday (Jan 19,20070 blamed the UPA Government for the surge in inflation to its highest level this season, saying it was a sign of the Congress led government's "mishandling" of economy.

"This is a sign of the UPA's abject failure on the economic front," party spokesman Praksah Javadekar said.

He was reacting to the the rise of inflation levels to 6.12 per cent this season.

He also accused the ruling UPA of inability to check prices of commodities of daily use, saying the phenomenon was hitting the common man hard.

"This is a great betrayal. The rise of prices of daily necessities is are adversely impacting the purchasing power of the poor," he remarked.

Javadekar alleged that prices shoot up as and when the Congress comes to power in the country.

The BJP also expressed surprise over British Chancellor of Exchequer Gordon Brown's remarks about a likely bill in Parliament aiming at increasing the FDI limits in the insurance sector.

Party General Secretary Arun Jaitley pointed out that, the UPA has not discussed such plans with the NDA or with it's allies.

"The move referred to by Brown was not decided in the cabinet or put before Parliamnet," he remarked.