Union Minister H D. Kumaraswamy criticised the Karnataka government for burdening citizens with taxes and defended the Centre over fuel price hikes. He said the increase in petrol and LPG prices does not directly affect the common man.
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) has demanded the Central government to immediately reverse the recent hike in petrol, diesel, and LPG prices, accusing the BJP administration of plunging the lives of Indian citizens into chaos with its unrelenting fuel price i
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.
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.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday. He said that the BJP leaders should protest against the centre's decision to hike the LPG prices.
"Namaskar to all my BJP friends. You all are doing 'Jan Akrosh Yatra'. I congratulate all of you. But at the same time, Government of India, your BJP Government has hiked the price of petrol, diesel and gas. So, your 'Jan Akrosh Yatra' should go on with BJP, it is your party," Dy CM Shiva
In a post on X, Hardeep Puri said, "We have been providing affordable LPG cylinders to our customers before, and we will continue to do so. The international benchmark for LPG, Saudi CP, saw a 63 per cent price increase (from $385/MT in July 2023 to $629/MT in February 2025), while during
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.
The central government has raised the excise duties on diesel and petrol each by Rs 2 per litre, effective from Tuesday, according to a notification from the Department of Revenue.