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Reduce price of LPG cylinders by at least Rs 150: DK Shivakumar

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Bengaluru: Urging the Central government to reduce the price of LPG cylinders by at least Rs 150, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar said that the common people are facing extreme hardship due to rising price of essential commodities.

Through his ‘Ondu Prashne’ series, which began last week, Shivakumar is now raising the issue of the LPG price hike that is affecting people across classes.

He said that the BJP government has failed to address key issues bothering the common man.

Shivakumar stated that the LPG price hike affected not only the poor but also the middle class, especially homemakers. He shared his concerns via social media platforms and asked the public for their responses. “The country continues to reel under Covid-19 and many have lost jobs. People are struggling to bear family expenses. But the government continues to increase the price of essentials. In our country, there are over 290 million domestic LPG customers and the central government’s subsidy has been stopped,” commented the Congress chief.

He noted that at present, an LPG cylinder costs around Rs 900 and has reached Rs 956 in Bidar district on Saturday. Refilling gas cylinders may skyrocket to Rs 1,000 soon, he alleged.

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