LPG Costliest For Indians While Unemployment At Peak: Varun Gandhi
Mumbai: BJP MP Varun Gandhi said that at a time when unemployment is at its peak, Indians have to buy LPG at the highest price in the world. The statement comes after the domestic LPG cylinder’s price was increased by ₹50.
“The connection cost increased from ₹1,450 to ₹2,200. The security increased from ₹2,900 to ₹4,400. Even the regulator is costlier by ₹100,” the Pilibhit MP’s tweet, translated from Hindi, read.
“The poor’s kitchen is again filled with smoke,” Gandhi said.
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On Wednesday, the price of a domestic LPG cylinder weighing 14.2 kg was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third hike in rates since May on firming international energy prices.
The price in Delhi increased to Rs 1,053. Customers in Mumbai will now have to pay Rs 1,052.50, which was earlier Rs 1,002.50 per cylinder. In other cities too – Bengaluru, Kolkata, Srinagar and Bhopal – cylinders have now become expensive.
The price of a five-kilogram cylinder also increased – by ₹18 per cylinder.
However, the price of a 19-kilogram commercial cylinder has decreased by ₹8.50.
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