"'Inflation Man Modi' Delivers a Shock to the Public. The Modi government has directly increased the price of domestic LPG cylinders by 60 rupees. Meanwhile, for commercial LPG cylinders, you will now have to pay 115 rupees more," the INC wrote on X.
The price of domestic LPG cylinders has been increased with effect from Saturday, March 7, with the cost of a 14.2-kg household cooking gas cylinder rising by Rs 60 across the country, according to sources.
The Congress-ruled Karnataka state government has launched state-wide agitation "Bekitha Kitha Dubari BJP" in Bengaluru against the central government over the issue of hike in gas and petrol prices. The demonstrations are spearheaded by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC Preside
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) are likely to see a big drop in losses on selling domestic LPG cylinders over the next few months due to the recent LPG price hike and falling international fuel prices, according to a report by Antique Stock Broking.
Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday slammed the Union Government for hiking the prices of LPG cylinders. He alleged that the prices of all basic commodities had increased ever since the BJP government came to power.
In a post on X, Stalin accused the BJP-led Central government of hiking excise duty on petrol and diesel prices despite a drop in global crude oil rates, stating that citizens are not asking for a price cut but merely begging for no further increases.
Owing to the sharp increase in electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas prices, the short-term inflation witnessed an year-on-year surge of 29.21 percent for the week ending on July 26, according to the official data release on Friday, reported Dawn.
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) Thiruvananthapuram District Committee organised a protest march towards the Accountant General's (AG) office against the rising prices of commercial LPG cylinders in Thiruvananthapuram.