The Opposition has cornered the government on the recent price hike in the domestic LPG gas prices, after oil marketing companies increased the rate by Rs 29 per cylinder. Hitting out at the Centre, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that a government that boasts of being a ‘Vishwaguru’ cannot shield its own citizens from repeated price shocks.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the TMC said, “Rs 29 more for a domestic LPG cylinder. This is the @BJP4India
model: when global crises emerge, the poor keep worrying while the rich keep thriving. A government that boasts of being a “Vishwaguru” cannot shield its own citizens from repeated price shocks. Instead of planning ahead and protecting households, @narendramodi’s government keeps passing the burden onto ordinary families.”
“For the rich, it’s a minor inconvenience. For millions of families, it’s ANOTHER BLOW to already stretched household budgets,” the TMC said.
The Congress also targeted the government over the latest price hike saying, “Inflation Man Modi’ has cracked the whip again. Now the domestic gas cylinder has been made 29 rupees more expensive. Modi’s formula is clear – extort from the public, fill the coffers of rich friends.”
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also looped in and slammed the Centre for increasing cooking gas prices, saying, ” LPG cylinder prices have risen again. For the second time within three months, the domestic gas cylinder has been made more expensive. This time, after an increase of Rs 29, the 14.2 kg cylinder has become Rs 942. Inflation has already broken the public’s back, and now the Modi government is also kicking them in the stomach.”
