This submission was made by the Centre in an an affidavit which was filed in response to the Kerala High Court's query if loans availed by the affected individuals could be waived.
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.
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.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday strongly criticised the central government over the passage of the Waqf Bill, calling the process unconstitutional and vowing to challenge it in court.
"It represents an abject failure of the negotiations that were taking place between the US and the government of India. The US has imposed tariffs, expelling our students, and cancelling visas without any provocation, and the government is absolutely silent... The government needs to deve
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the central government of turning banks into "collection agents" by increasing various charges, including ATM withdrawal fees.
This came after Punjab police removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Khanauri Border and Shambhu Border, where they were sitting in protest over their various demands, including a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops.
"The government has to understand that there is a lot of opposition. It's good that organisations are protesting democratically against the dictatorship that the government is trying to impose. Do they want to loot the Waqf lands and give it to your industrialist friends?" Pratapgarhi remark