Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike, says people forced to use 'chulhas'
India | November 06, 2021 13:33 ISTThe development vehicle of PM Narendra Modi is in the "reverse gear", he said.
The development vehicle of PM Narendra Modi is in the "reverse gear", he said.
After this hike, the commercial cylinder price in Delhi crossed the ₹2,000 mark
Cooking gas will now cost Rs 899.50 per cylinder in Delhi as well as in Mumbai.
The state-run oil companies decide the price of LPG gas cylinders. The price is affected by international fuels rates.
The Congress party has been attacking the govt over the rise in petrol, diesel and LPG prices and has been demanding reduction in them by removing some of the taxes imposed by the central govt.
Domestic LPG cylinder has been hiked by Rs 25, taking the price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg cylinder in Delhi to Rs 884.50. The new rates are effective from today.
The price of a non-subsidized 14.2 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 859.50 in Delhi-NCR.
The LPG prices have doubled in the last 7 years. An LPG refill which cost Rs 410.50 per cylinder on March 1, 2014, now costs Rs 834.50, which is more than double.
He further stated how the prices have risen, "Mr Modi's government and LPG prices in 2020 to 2021, from Rs 594 in November 2020 to price as of July 1, 2021 Rs 834."
LPG Price Hike Today: Oil marketing companies have hiked the prices of domestic LPG cylinders by Rs 25. A 14.2kg domestic cylinder will now cost Rs 834.50 in Delhi.
The poll fever in West Bengal is all set to go high on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in the state capital and the chief minister will hold a protest march in the northern part of the state.
LPG price hike: Oil companies have increased the price of cooking gas by Rs 25.
From today, a domestic gas cylinder will now cost Rs 794 in the national capital. A 14.2 Kg gas cylinder cost Rs 769 in Delhi earlier.
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas cylinders has been hiked again, and the new rates would be applicable from tomorrow (Monday).
The Indian Oil Corporation has left the price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders unchanged at existing levels on January 1. However, the commercial customers will have to shell out an additional Rs 17 per cylinder.
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) gas cylinders hiked again. The price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder for domestic use increased by Rs 50. Similarly, the price of 5 kg short-cylinder has been increased by Rs 18 and the price of a 19 kg cylinder has been increased by Rs 36.50. In the last 15 days, price of cylinders were hiked twice by Rs 100.
There has been no change in the price of a domestic non-subsidised LPG cylinder of 14.2 kg. According to the website of Indian Oil, a domestic cooking gas in Delhi costs Rs 594
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Pradhan said domestic subsidised LPG in Delhi was priced at Rs 538.95 per cylinder on October 1, 2019, and this month it costs Rs 574.50.
In a novel protest against the "steep" hike in the LPG cylinder prices, the Congress women workers on Friday descended upon the city's busy market area with various utensils and cooked food on earthen ovens using dung cakes and fire woods.
Scores of youth Congress activists on Friday staged demonstration outside Petroleum Ministry building at Shastri Bhawan in the national capital, demanding roll-back of LPG price hike.
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