Jawahirullah urges Union government to roll back LPG price hike

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MMK president   and MLA M.H. Jawahirullah.

MMK president and MLA M.H. Jawahirullah. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) president and MLA M.H. Jawahirullah connected Saturday urged the Union authorities to retreat the caller ₹60 summation successful the terms of home and commercialized LPG cylinders, stating that the determination would enforce an further load connected the public.

In a statement, helium said the terms of the 14.2-kg home LPG cylinder had been accrued by ₹60 from March 7, 2026, starring to a important emergence successful cylinder prices successful cities, including Chennai.

The terms of 19-kg commercialized cylinders had besides been accrued by ₹115. The hike would impact tiny businesses specified arsenic restaurants, eateries, and beverage stalls and could pb to a emergence successful nutrient prices, helium said. Mr. Jawahirullah said the Union authorities had maintained that determination was nary shortage of substance successful the country, and truthful citing tensions successful West Asia to warrant the summation was unacceptable.

Published - March 07, 2026 11:11 p.m. IST

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