'2 INDIA Meetings In 2 Months, And LPG Price Has Come Down By Rs 200': Opposition's Jibe After Centre's Move

Shortly after the Centre slashed domestic cylinder prices, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that just two meetings by INDIA in two months had forced the government to cut LPG cost by Rs 200.

Opposition takes a jibe at Centre after it slashes the price of LPG by Rs 200 per cylinder. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi-led BJP government after the Centre slashed the price of LPG by Rs 200 per cylinder in a cabinet meeting today. She said that the ruling NDA government has cut the prices of domestic cooking gas because of the fear of the INDIA alliance.

Shortly after the Centre made the announcement, Banerjee took to social media platform X and said that while the INDIA bloc held only two meetings in the last two months, domestic gas prices have already gone down by Rs 200.

"Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200. Ye hai #INDIA ka dam!" she tweeted.

Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200.

ये है #INDIA का दम!

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 29, 2023

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also took a jibe at the Centre over the slashing of LPG cylinder prices.

 

In a post on X, Kharge said that as soon as the votes started decreasing, the ruling government started distributing election gifts. He accused the Modi government of looting the hard-earned money of the people.

जब वोट लगे घटने, तो चुनावी तोहफ़े लगे बटने !

जनता की गाढ़ी कमाई लूटने वाली, निर्दयी मोदी सरकार, अब माताओं-बहनों से दिखावटी सद्भावना जता रही है।

साढ़े 9 सालों तक ₹400 का #LPG सिलेंडर, ₹1100 में बेच कर, आम आदमी की ज़िंदगी तबाह करते रहे, तब कोई “स्नेह भेंट” की याद क्यों नहीं…

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 29, 2023

NCP Working President and MP Supriya Sule said, "This is 'jumla'  government...What will happen by decreasing Rs 200...When our government was in power, the prices were Rs 400 per cylinder...Today, it is Rs 1150...They should have decreased the prices by Rs 500 or Rs 700...This is all election 'jumla'...They did not think about inflation for four and a half years...The people of Karnataka rejected them because of inflation and unemployment...That's why the central government is in fear."

Bihar Deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also reacted to Centre's decision to slash LPG cylinder prices by Rs 200.

Speaking to reporters, he said, " This is the pressure...After the second meeting (of INDIA alliance), they (BJP) have reduced the prices by Rs 200...When everything is finalised, then you will see the strength (of the alliance)," reported ANI.

The Centre on Tuesday announced a much-needed relief to the people by slashing the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 200. At a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre arrived at the decision at a time when the nation is celebrating Onam and ahead of rakhi.

The decision comes right before the elections in the five states — Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Manipur — and barely nine months before the Lok Sabha polls next year.

The Opposition has been cornering the government over the sky-high prices of cylinders.