Mamata Banerjee slams Modi government for hike in LPG prices

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raising the price of cooking gas by Rs 50.

“The idea of ‘Vikas’ for the BJP Government at the Centre seems to be squeezing every last penny from the pockets of ordinary Indians,” Banerjee, the supremo of the Trinamool Congress, wrote on X. “From essential medicines to petrol, diesel, and cooking gas, every necessity is slowly becoming a luxury.”

The TMC is set to hit the streets soon to denounce the BJP government at the Centre for rising prices of medicines and LPG cylinders.

“While families struggle with shrinking savings and mounting debt, this regime continues its assault on household budgets. (The) BJP isn’t running a government at the Centre, it’s taking money from people’s pockets,” said TMC supremo.