Registering a strong protest against a further increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, a Congress spokesperson on Thursday addressed a press conference by sitting on an empty cooking gas cylinder and accused the Narendra Modi government of being “anti-people”. Also read: LPG price increase shocks consumersThe Congress’s attack followed a fresh ₹25 hike on LPG cylinders across all categories, including beneficiaries of schemes like Ujjwala. She slammed the government over increasing LPG prices by over ₹200 in the last three months to say “petrol and diesel prices moving towards hitting a century”. “The government also lied about the subsidy on LPG cylinders. The reality is that this government has made the market and controlled prices in the same.

Source: The Hindu February 25, 2021 15:11 UTC