akhilesh yadav criticises bjp over minimal 7 rupee cut in lpg price
akhilesh yadav criticises bjp over minimal 7 rupee cut in lpg price
M.U.H
01/05/202613
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav criticised the BJP government on May 1 for a Rs 7 reduction in commercial LPG cylinder prices, calling it insignificant amid rising inflation making basic food items costlier for ordinary citizens. In a post on X, Yadav stated, “Cylinders don’t get expensive; the roti-thali does. This is known only by the one who buys and eats it themselves, not by the one who goes and eats at others’ places or steals from others’ plates. If they had to make the cylinder expensive, they should have just made it 1000 rupees expensive outright. By reducing it by 7 rupees in 1000, who are these BJP folks doing a favour to? When will the BJP bring a censure motion on ‘inflation, unemployment, joblessness, and recession’?”
His comments followed an increase of around Rs 993 in the price of commercial LPG cylinders, bringing the cost of a 19 kg cylinder in Delhi to Rs 3,071.50 from May 1. This change raises costs for businesses, while domestic LPG prices remain unchanged.
Prices of the 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder, which is used by approximately 33 crore households nationwide, have not been altered. The revision applies only to commercial and bulk LPG categories, which account for a small portion of LPG consumption in India. Domestic LPG, which is subsidised and widely used for cooking, has been excluded from the latest price adjustment.
The price increase occurs amid volatile global crude oil prices, which recently rose due to geopolitical tensions in West Asia. Brent crude oil reached USD 126 per barrel on Thursday before falling to USD 113 per barrel on Friday.
