After Railway fares, Modi govt hikes LPG prices

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After Railway fares, Modi govt hikes LPG prices

The prices stood highest at Rs 747 from 725.50 in Kolkata, followed by 734 from Rs 714 in Chennai

Wednesday January 1, 2020 5:11 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS

New Delhi: A day after revising Railway fares, Modi government on the first day of the New Year 2020 also hiked the prices of LPG gas cylinder by Rs 19.

The revised LPG prices stood at Rs 714 per 14 kg from Rs 695 in the national capital.

The prices stood highest at Rs 747 from 725.50 in Kolkata, followed by 734 from Rs 714 in Chennai. LPG prices in Mumbai were the lowest at Rs 684.50 from Rs 665 earlier.

Indian Railways had on Tuesday hiked fares across the board effective January 01, 2020.

Aviation fuel price too increased

From today onwards, government has also increased Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices by 2.6 per cent.

According to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) notification, aviation fuel will cost Rs 70,588.61 per kilolitre in Kolkata from Rs 68,812.61 earlier.

The revised ATF prices in Mumbai stood at Rs 64,529.79 per kilolitre from Rs 62,878.67 and Rs 65,619,96 in Chennai from Rs 63,830.07 earlier.

LPG prices, a sensitive issue, saw the political heat rise in Delhi as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress trained their guns at the BJP for its failure to contain inflation.

Twitterati vent their anger over LPG price hike

Twitterati vented their anger and even posted funny comments to let their displeasure known.

#Rs19 trended on Twitter, with a few users reminding the government of the price of cooking gas during the earlier Congress rule.

"Till December 31, a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder was priced at Rs 695 but now it is Rs 714. Where is @smritiirani now?" one user wrote.

"This is a kind of New Year greeting from the Modi government. Enjoy with Rashtrawad. #RailwayFare, LPG cylinder, ATF price up; non-subsidised LPG price hiked by Rs 19", another user wrote.

New Year Gift

A user posted: "Can we please have a list of MPs who have given up subsidy on LPG cylinders on the request of the Prime Minister? Or are they enjoying subsidy? Rs 19 #LPGSubsidy."

A post read: "What a beautiful new year gift for middle-class families! Price of LPG cylinder has been hiked by Rs 19 #acchedinaagye."

One Twitter user commented: "New Year gift by the Modi government. LPG price increased by Rs 19. The BJP government asked us to give up LPG subsidy but BJP MPs and MLAs enjoy free food, accommodation, petrol, electricity, phone, travel allowances. #Welcome2020 #HappyNewYear #NewYear2020 #HappyNew2020 #Happy2020."

One user recalled: "I remember when the Congress was routed and the BJP came to power, a gas cylinder costs Rs 430. And now it's Rs 714."

One user posted an old clip of BJP leader Smriti Irani and wrote: "@smritiirani takes a dig at PM @narendramodi & government for price hike & false promises. #HNY2k20."

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