Dr Kailash Pandey, CPIML’s Nainital District Secretary, strongly criticised the decision, stating, “At a time when ordinary citizens are already grappling with skyrocketing inflation, this latest hike is nothing short of daylight robbery. The Modi government is wrecking household budgets while oil prices in the international market are at historic lows. It proves beyond doubt that this regime is beholden solely to corporate interests — not the people.”
Vimla Rauthan, AIPWA convenor said that On one hand, Prime Minister Modi sheds crocodile tears through schemes like Ujjwala, and on the other, he pushes cooking gas beyond people’s reach. This hypocrisy is intolerable.
The increase in price comes despite the fall of oil prices in the international market. This exposes the sheer callousness and profiteering agenda of the Modi government. Instead of passing on the benefit of reduced international rates to the public, the regime has chosen to further burden the working class and poor.
