LPG price hike: Rahul reminds BJP of its own protest


New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP over the LPG cylinders' price hike by attaching an old picture of Union Minister Smriti Irani.

"I agree with these members of the BJP as they protest the astronomical Rs 150 price hike in LPG cylinders," Rahul Gandhi tweeted with the hashtag Roll Back Hike.

He also attached a picture of Irani protesting along with the BJP workers with an LPG cylinder.

Rahul's tweet brings into focus the sharp political rivalry between him and Irani and is taken as a reminder that he has not forgotten the loss of his family bastion Amethi to the BJP leader. Irani had defeated the former Congress chief from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi by a margin of 55,000 votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

His remarks came a day after the prices of the LPG cylinders were hiked by a steep Rs 144.50 per cylinder on Wednesday taking the price to Rs 858.50 per cylinder.

This was one of the steepest increases in the LPG prices in over five years.

A non-subsidised 14.2 kg cylinder will now cost Rs 858.50 in New Delhi, Rs 896 in Kolkata, Rs 829.50 in Mumbai and Rs 881 in Chennai.

The women's wing of Congress carried out a flash mob protest near Shastri Bhawan in the national capital over the steep price rise of the LPG cylinder.

  

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  • AM, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 13 2020

    The LPG price hike during UPA2 is reasonable as those days fuel price is not like now. Even though Irani made huge hue and cry and now she is silent. Rahul Gandhi is right to remind her about her drama and noutanki

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  • satish, Mangalore

    Thu, Feb 13 2020

    Keep reminding each other of how they protested for LPG hike.

    doesnt make any difference.
    Both Govts have hiked prices of LPG , when they were in power.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Feb 13 2020

    Also consider the cost......crude prices were double then so also the gas import price!

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  • gm, MLUR

    Thu, Feb 13 2020

    But smrithi was telling if BJP comes to power they can make things cheaper. Not only gas everything and you see what happened today. Day by day prices are touching the sky for every commodity that means the gov't is not able to do anything, inefficient.

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