New Delhi: For Anita, a Delhi resident, the math is simple and the worry is real. Her LPG cylinder does not last a month, and now it costs Rs 60 more. “How will we continue to live in Delhi if the price is increased? Our cylinder does not last for a month. We have to face a lot of problems,” she said
She is not alone.
The prices of domestic LPG cylinders were hiked by Rs 60 on Saturday, taking the cost of a 14.2-kg non-subsidised cylinder in Delhi to Rs 913 from Rs 853. Commercial cylinders saw a steeper hike of Rs 114.5. This is the second increase in prices in less than a year, according to the Indian Oil Corporation website. The hike comes amid rising energy costs linked to the West Asia conflict.
For Salma, another Delhi resident, the increase is hard to absorb. “We are poor. Rs 60 is a lot for us. They have increased the price after Holi,” she told news agency ANI.
The reaction was similar in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, where a local resident said, “I went to get the cylinder. Rs 60 have increased. The expenses will be more than the income if there is inflation.”
The hike has also drawn political fire. Congress leader Udit Raj questioned the timing of the increase. “Till yesterday, there was news that there is no LPG crisis here. Then how did the prices increase? People have become blind followers,” he said.
