Patna, June 7 -- The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday opposed the recent increase in domestic LPG cylinder prices, describing it as anti-people and demanding its immediate rollback.
State CPI secretary Ramnaresh Pandey said the Rs 29 increase in the price of domestic cooking gas had added to the burden on consumers already facing rising living costs. He claimed that it was the second LPG price hike in the past three months and had pushed the cost of a domestic cylinder in Bihar to around Rs 1,040.
Pandey said the increase would particularly affect low- and middle-income households. He alleged that rising prices of LPG, petrol and diesel were adversely impacting farmers, labourers, small traders and ordinary consumers.
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