Congress On Gas Price Hike

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the hike in price of LPG cylinders, saying if it comes to power at the Centre, it would end the "loot" by providing cylinders for domestic users under Rs 500.

Goa's Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao today slammed the BJP-led Centre for the hike in the prices of LPG and said that even frying "pakodas" will now be difficult for the youth.

Taking a swipe at the BJP-led centre over the hike in the price of commercial cooking gas, the Congress today said that this is the government's "new year gift" to the people and that "this is just the beginning".

The Congress on Sunday demanded immediate relief for middle and lower-income group families by reducing petrol and diesel by at least Rs 15 per litre and cooking gas prices by at least Rs 150 per cylinder.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday attacked the government over the issue of price after the rate of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder.

The Congress slammed the Centre on Thursday over the hike of the cooking gas price by Rs 3.5 per cylinder, saying the Narendra Modi government's "fuel loot" is on every day, in small or big installments.

The Congress on Sunday hit out at the Centre over the reported increase in the price of the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder and demanded a rollback of the hike.

The Congress on Saturday called upon the BJP-led government to reduce excise duty to bring down the "unsustainably high fuel and cooking gas prices".

The district Congress party on Friday sent post-cards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lodge a protest against the cooking gas price hike

Rahul Gandhi hit out at the government over the rise in prices of domestic cooking gas and shared a chart of the hike in LPG rates in the four metros since January while using the hashtag "#IndiaAgainstBJPLoot".

The Congress slammed the Central government over the price hike of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Rs 25 on Wednesday.

In yet another attack on the government amid hike in prices of cooking gas, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today tweeted about "three alternatives" that the centre has given to people as he went on suggest that consumers have been left with no choice.

A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists staged a demonstration at Connaught Place on Wednesday against rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, and demanded that the government roll back the hike.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this afternoon tweeted an old picture of Union Minister Smriti Irani and took a swipe at the ruling BJP over increase in cooking gas prices on Wednesday, steepest since January 4, 2014.

The Election Commission has asked the government to defer a hike in gas prices due to start on April 1, ahead of next month's election, a development that is likely to hurt Reliance Industries Ltd and other gas producers.

The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the hike in price of LPG cylinders, saying if it comes to power at the Centre, it would end the "loot" by providing cylinders for domestic users under Rs 500.

Goa's Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao today slammed the BJP-led Centre for the hike in the prices of LPG and said that even frying "pakodas" will now be difficult for the youth.

Taking a swipe at the BJP-led centre over the hike in the price of commercial cooking gas, the Congress today said that this is the government's "new year gift" to the people and that "this is just the beginning".

The Congress on Sunday demanded immediate relief for middle and lower-income group families by reducing petrol and diesel by at least Rs 15 per litre and cooking gas prices by at least Rs 150 per cylinder.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday attacked the government over the issue of price after the rate of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder.

The Congress slammed the Centre on Thursday over the hike of the cooking gas price by Rs 3.5 per cylinder, saying the Narendra Modi government's "fuel loot" is on every day, in small or big installments.

The Congress on Sunday hit out at the Centre over the reported increase in the price of the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder and demanded a rollback of the hike.

The Congress on Saturday called upon the BJP-led government to reduce excise duty to bring down the "unsustainably high fuel and cooking gas prices".

The district Congress party on Friday sent post-cards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lodge a protest against the cooking gas price hike

Rahul Gandhi hit out at the government over the rise in prices of domestic cooking gas and shared a chart of the hike in LPG rates in the four metros since January while using the hashtag "#IndiaAgainstBJPLoot".

The Congress slammed the Central government over the price hike of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Rs 25 on Wednesday.

In yet another attack on the government amid hike in prices of cooking gas, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today tweeted about "three alternatives" that the centre has given to people as he went on suggest that consumers have been left with no choice.

A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists staged a demonstration at Connaught Place on Wednesday against rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, and demanded that the government roll back the hike.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this afternoon tweeted an old picture of Union Minister Smriti Irani and took a swipe at the ruling BJP over increase in cooking gas prices on Wednesday, steepest since January 4, 2014.

The Election Commission has asked the government to defer a hike in gas prices due to start on April 1, ahead of next month's election, a development that is likely to hurt Reliance Industries Ltd and other gas producers.