TMC MP Kakoli Reacts LPG Price Hike
- 02-Aug-2022
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New Delhi: Sometimes, our lawmakers in the assemblies and the parliament indulge in antics to draw the attention of the chair to the issues they raise. Adding to the list, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) member of Lok Sabha, while participating in a debate in the house on Monday, pulled out a raw brinjal and bit it to show the plight of common people due to the hike in the prices of LPG (cooking gas) cylinders.
‘Do they want us to eat raw vegetables,’ she said, targetting the government in a debate on price rise initiated by Congress member Manish Tewari.
Dastidar said that the cost of LPG has risen from Rs 600 to Rs 1,100 per cylinder which has disturbed the budget of a household.
Beginning the debate, Tewari said that during the past 14 months, the inflation rate has been in double digits, making it the highest in 30 years. He also noted that GST has been increased on daily items like rice, curd, paneer and unfortunately, even the children have not been spared as stationary prices have also gone up.
