Karg said that the Modi government has raised domestic LPG prices by… $530 in 12 years: “So why aren’t BJP leaders sitting on the streets now with cylinders?”
Domestic LPG costs now $942 per cylinder in Delhi after prices were ₹29″>Hiked $29 on Sunday. This is the second rise in LPG prices in three months as the war in the Middle East has affected consumer goods, especially fuel, since the conflict began on February 28.
Earlier last March, cooking gas prices rose $60 per cylinder in Delhi after global energy prices were hit by the US-Iran war.
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With the cost of cooking gas rising in the country due to the Middle East war, opposition leaders have criticized the government for its inability to mitigate the crisis even though Indian households still pay much less for cooking gas than consumers in neighboring countries and many developed economies.
“Burning the kitchens”
Regarding the recent hike in prices of LPG cylinders, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the rise in domestic LPG prices is “burning the kitchens of common people”.
Kharjaj said that the price rose by a percentage $89 in the past four months and the common man is reeling under the weight of rising prices.
Referring to the street protests by the BJP during the United Progressive Alliance rule, he said in a post on X that the Modi government had increased the domestic LPG prices by $530 in the last 12 years and asked: “Why aren’t BJP leaders sitting on the streets now with cylinders?”
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“High domestic LPG prices are burning the kitchens of common people. In the last four months, the Modi government has raised the prices of domestic LPG cylinders by $89.
“In Parliament, Mr. Modi made tall claims about fuel diversification from 41 countries due to the West Asia war. What happened to that? Why is there still a shortage of LPG in rural areas today?” he asked.
While Karg mentioned the price hike in the last four months, most other leaders and opposition parties, including the Congress, pointed out the price hike in the last three months, starting March 7.
TMC reacts to rising LPG
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has taken a swipe at the government over the recent surge in LPG, saying the price hike represents “another blow” to millions of families and their already stretched household budgets. “This is the BJP4India model: when global crises arise, the poor continue to worry while the rich continue to thrive,” the party said.
Congress drilling
The Congress made a brief and vague remark on the rise in LPG prices, highlighting how prices are rising. $89 in just three months. “Vasoli Sarkar,” the caption read.
Meanwhile, Congressman Imran Masood raised the alarm and said that the situation is likely to “worsen in the coming days” and that the government should convene an all-party meeting to find solutions. But there is no work in this direction… The prices of everything are rising…
Drill Samajwadi Party
The Samajwadi Party criticized the BJP-led central government and said that the public is suffering from “inflation engineered by the BJP”. “In just three months, it has become a domestic LPG cylinder $89 more expensive. When will this plundering of the public finally stop? “Remove BJP, save the country,” the party said in a post on X.
What did the government say?
After the local liquefied petroleum gas price rose by $Indian households continue to pay much less for cooking gas than consumers in neighboring countries and many developed economies, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Sunday.
The ministry also said that the beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is actually paying $642 for a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder, while the general consumer in Delhi pays $942. You have now exceeded the actual cost of supplying the same cylinder $1600.
According to the ministry, the prices of petroleum products in India are linked to their corresponding global market prices. However, the government continues to ease the actual price that households pay for domestic LPG.
Any family can purchase CDs from $942. In addition, PMUY beneficiaries receive a direct transfer of benefits $300 per cylinder in the first four packs every year, which is broadly the average annual consumption of a typical Ujjwala household. As a result, they pay effectively $642 for those packages, and this support remains unchanged.
Even families not covered by PMUY pay for it, the ministry said $700 less than the market associated roller cost. Retail prices may vary slightly across locations due to distribution costs.
