CPI slams ₹993 hike in commercial LPG prices
CPI leader P. Sandosh Kumar has criticized the ₹993 increase in commercial LPG prices, attributing it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy. He claims the hike will raise food and living costs, disproportionately affecting small businesses and ordinary citizens. The statement highlights concerns over energy pricing and its socioeconomic impact.
- ▪The CPI blames the ₹993 hike in commercial LPG prices on the Prime Minister's foreign policy.
- ▪P. Sandosh Kumar argues that the policy has failed to secure stable fuel supplies and prices for India.
- ▪Small businesses like restaurants, dhabas, and hostels are expected to bear the brunt of the price increase.
- ▪Higher LPG costs are likely to result in increased food prices and living expenses for the public.
- ▪The criticism was issued in a statement by the CPI's Rajya Sabha leader on Friday.
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:The steep hike in commercial LPG prices by ₹993 per cylinder is a direct consequence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ludicrous foreign policy, which has failed to secure India's national interests in a volatile global energy environment, P. Sandosh Kumar, MP, has said.In a statement issued on Friday, Mr. Kumar, who is the leader of the CPI in the Rajya Sabha, said that instead of ensuring stability in fuel supplies and prices, this approach had left the country exposed, and the burden was now being dumped on restaurants, dhabas, small eateries, hostels, PG accommodations and small establishments across the country. "The immediate fallout will be higher food costs and living expenses, hitting ordinary people the hardest," he said.
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