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The Congress connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) launched a scathing onslaught connected the Modi authorities implicit home LPG terms hike, asking wherefore the BJP leaders aren't taking to the streets with cylinders successful protestation present erstwhile they utilized to rise a hue and outcry astir ostentation during the UPA era.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made "grand claims" successful Parliament astir diversifying substance sources crossed 41 countries successful effect to the West Asia conflict and asked what became of that.
“Why does a shortage of LPG persist successful agrarian areas adjacent today,” helium asked.
The Congress president's remarks came aft the terms of a 14.2-kg home LPG cylinder successful Delhi was raised to ₹942 from ₹913, portion beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) volition proceed to wage an effectual ₹642 per cylinder aft receiving a subsidy of ₹300 per refill connected the archetypal 4 refills annually, down from 9 refills announced past year.
The summation follows a ₹60-per-cylinder hike connected March 7, taking the cumulative hike to ₹89 per 14.2-kg cylinder. State-run lipid selling companies were estimated to beryllium losing astir ₹703 connected each LPG cylinder sold earlier the latest revision.
In a station successful Hindi connected X, Mr. Kharge said, "Soaring home LPG prices endanger to devastate the kitchens of the communal people! The Modi authorities has hiked the terms of home LPG cylinders by ₹89 implicit the past 4 months."
"We person 3 questions: Modi ji had made expansive claims successful Parliament astir diversifying substance sources crossed 41 countries successful effect to the West Asia conflict. What became of that? Why does a shortage of LPG persist successful agrarian areas adjacent today? Under the Ujjwala scheme, 5.56 crore families did not get adjacent a azygous refill (or got lone one) during 2025-26. Of these, 3.30 crore families did not opt for a azygous cylinder refill. This concern predates the West Asia crisis. Is this not the effect of the Modi government's profiteering?" Mr. Kharge said.
"Modi ji and BJP leaders utilized to rise a hue and outcry astir ostentation during the UPA era. Is it not existent that the Modi authorities has accrued home LPG prices by ₹530 implicit the past 12 years? Why aren't BJP leaders taking to the streets with LPG cylinders successful protestation now?" helium said.
The authorities connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) said Indian households proceed to wage among the lowest prices for cooking state globally contempt a crisp emergence successful planetary PG prices triggered by disruptions successful West Asia.
In a statement, the authorities said the outgo of supplying a home LPG cylinder has risen to much than ₹1,600 pursuing a surge successful planetary prices that followed the outbreak of warfare successful West Asia astatine the extremity February.
India's LPG import costs are linked to the Saudi Contract Price (CP), the planetary benchmark for the fuel. The benchmark has risen astir 46% since February aft disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz tightened supplies from the Gulf region, according to the statement.
Despite the increase, home LPG prices stay beneath those prevailing successful neighbouring countries specified arsenic Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, and importantly little than prices successful precocious economies, including the United States, Australia, and Canada, the authorities said.
The authorities besides said India was among the fewer countries capable to support uninterrupted vigor shipments done the Strait of Hormuz during the crisis, ensuring determination was nary shortage of LPG oregon different petroleum products successful the country. Domestic LPG accumulation was accrued and supplies diversified done alternate sourcing arrangements to safeguard availability, it added.
