LPG cylinder price hike: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka slam Centre taking dig at BJP's slogan of 'Acche Din'
LPG cylinder price hike: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the price hike of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Rs 25 on Wednesday.
Taking to Twitter, the Wayanad MP alleged that the public was forced to sleep on an empty stomach. "The one who is forcing the public to sleep on an empty stomach is resting under the shadow of his friends," the Congress MP claimed. He added that "the country is uniting against this injustice."
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With the hike of Rs 25, the price of a non-subsidised 14.2 kg cylinder is Rs 884.50 in Delhi. The price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has also been increased by Rs 75, which will now cost Rs 1,693 in Delhi.
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Meanwhile, the Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took a swipe at BJP's slogan of 'Sabka Vikas' saying the only development taking place under the government is the hike in the prices of essential commodities and an increase in the income of billionaires.
"Prime Minister, there are only two types of "Vikas"(development) taking place under your rule: On one hand, the income of your billionaire friends is increasing. On the other hand, the prices of essential commodities are increasing for the common people," said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Twitter.
She added that "If this is "Vikas", the time has come to send this "Vikas" on leave."
Taking a dig at BJP's slogan of "Achchhe Din" (Good Days), Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said "good days" are only for BJP for "looting the public budget."
Suejewala compared the LPG cylinder rates under UPA and NDA regimes and said, "March 1, 2014, = The cost of a gas cylinder is Rs 410! September 1, 2021= The cost of a gas cylinder is Rs 884! More than double the price in 7 years. This is Modiji's promise of 'Acche Din'."
-PTC News
