Congress slams govt over hike in price of commercial cooking gas cylinder
The Hindu
The biggest assault is on Indian women with only nearly 9% being employed now, she added.
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.
Speaking at the AICC headquarters here, Congress leader Alka Lamba also alleged that the Centre is trying to divert attention from real issues and rising prices by peddling divisive rhetoric.
Attacking the government, Ms. Lamba said that on March 1, the price of commercial gas cylinder was hiked by ₹105, on April 1 it was increased by ₹250 and on May 1 it has been hiked again by ₹102.5.
In eight months, the price of commercial LPG cylinder has increased by ₹618.50, she said.
In Delhi, the 19-kg commercial cylinder would now cost ₹2,355.50 as compared with ₹2,253 per cylinder, according to media reports.
Ms. Lamba said the poor and the working class are being repeatedly attacked with price hikes.
"The concern is more as a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy survey states that nearly 2.1 crore jobs have reduced and 45 crore people have given up on looking for jobs after losing all hope," she said.
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