Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday expressed surprise at the recent hike in LPG cylinder prices, questioning why the public is not getting the benefit of the fall in crude oil prices in the country.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday criticised the central government over the LPG cylinder price hike and said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is for only the rich and not the poor.
"There have been fuel prices hikes and LPG cylinder price hikes in the past by the BJP government at the Centre. Now, the toll prices have been hiked. The BJP never protests against these price rises," he said while speaking to reporters.
The rate of the widely used 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 62, bringing the price in Delhi to Rs 1,802. Earlier the cost of commercial cylinder in the national capital was Rs 1,740.
The oil marketing companies on Tuesday announced a hike in the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders, effective from today (October 1st), according to the sources.
Reacting to the Centre's decision to reduce the price of domestic LPG by Rs 100 on International Women's Day, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday called the decision a "political gimmick."
Adding to the Opposition barbs over the Centre's decision to reduce the price of domestic LPG by Rs 100 on International Women's Day, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday called the move 'election-driven'.
"I thank PM Modi and the Government of India for the historic decision of Rs 100 cut in LPG cylinder price. This is a huge step for our Nari Shakti. Our government has also extended the Ujjawala scheme for a year," he said.
Chouhan, while speaking to ANI on Friday said that the decision taken by the Modi government on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri sends a message of women empowerment.
Nationalist Congress Party (SPawar) MP Supriya Sule, while speaking to ANI on Friday said that the decision to cut the LPG cylinder prices by Rs 100 is a 'political' move that has come as a 'compulsion' ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.