Congress member and Lok Sabha leader Rahul Gandhi has warned of a first strike on gas, and the next strike on petrol and diesel, after a sharp increase in fuel prices. $993 in commercial gas cylinders amid disruption to global energy supplies due to conflict in West Asia.
Commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has recorded its largest interest rate rise on record $993 on Friday. Commercial LPG – used in hotels and restaurants – is now getting more expensive $3,071.50 per 19 kg drum. The prices of five-kg FTL cylinders or LPG cylinders have also been raised at market rates $549 l $810.50 per bottle.
A five-kilogram FTL cylinder now costs just under $Rate 913 for a 14.2 kg cylinder used in home kitchens (called domestic LPG).
“I said it – the heat of inflation will come after the elections. Today, the commercial gas cylinder is coming $993 is more expensive. The largest increase in one day. “This is the election bill,” Rahul Gandhi said about the LPG price hike.
From February until now: $“An increase of 1,380 – a massive jump of 81 per cent in just three months,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
“The tea stall, the dhaba, the hotel, the bakery, the sweet shop – the burden has increased on everyone’s kitchen. This will affect your plate as well,” he said.
He added: “The first strike is on gas, and the next strike is on gasoline and diesel.”
What the International Olympic Committee said
Announcing these decisions, market leader Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said retail prices of petrol, diesel and household LPG (14.2 kg cylinders) remained unchanged, protecting domestic consumers from the recent increase in global fuel prices.
These fuels, along with kerosene, whose prices also remained unchanged, account for more than 80 percent of all fuels consumed in the country.
“The price adjustments were limited to selected industrial sectors, which constitute a relatively small share of total consumption and are subject to routine monthly adjustments based on prevailing world prices,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement.
As part of a consumer-centric approach, “there has been no change in the major fuel types affecting the general public – retail prices of petrol and diesel remain unchanged for the general public, which constitute around 90 per cent of the total petrol and diesel consumption in the country. There is no change in domestic LPG prices (14.2 kg) for 33 crore domestic LPG consumers.”
“There is no change in ATF rates for domestic airlines (scheduled operations) and no change in PDS kerosene rates,” it said.
