{"id":17941,"date":"2026-06-07T11:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/vishwaguru-cant-shield-own-citizens-from-price-shocks-opposition-attacks-centre-over-domestic-lpg-price-hike-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:22:47","slug":"vishwaguru-cant-shield-own-citizens-from-price-shocks-opposition-attacks-centre-over-domestic-lpg-price-hike-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/vishwaguru-cant-shield-own-citizens-from-price-shocks-opposition-attacks-centre-over-domestic-lpg-price-hike-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Vishwaguru can&#8217;t shield own citizens from price shocks&#8217;: Opposition attacks Centre over domestic LPG price hike | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131562524,imgsize-1245312,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/131562524.jpg\" alt=\"'Vishwaguru can't shield own citizens from price shocks': Opposition attacks Centre over domestic LPG price hike\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Opposition parties slammed the Centre after domestic LPG cylinder prices were increased by Rs 29, accusing the PM Modi&#8217;s government of adding to the financial burden on households already grappling with inflation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The latest revision has pushed the price of a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi to Rs 942 from Rs 913. The increase comes nearly three months after a Rs 60 hike announced in March amid rising global energy prices linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Reacting to the move, the Congress revived its &#8216;Inflation Man Modi&#8217; attack and alleged that the government was burdening ordinary citizens while benefiting the wealthy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>In a post on X, the party wrote: &#8220;&#8216;Inflation Man Modi&#8217; has cracked the whip again. Now the domestic gas cylinder has been made 29 rupees more expensive. Modi&#8217;s formula is clear\u2014extort from the public, fill the coffers of rich friends.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/> <\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"131562529\" width=\"\" title=\".\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131562529\/.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The Aam Aadmi Party also attacked the government, saying the latest hike would further strain household finances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>In a post on X, AAP said: &#8220;LPG cylinder prices have risen again. For the second time within three months, the domestic gas cylinder has been made more expensive. This time, after an increase of Rs 29, the 14.2 kg cylinder has become Rs 942. Inflation has already broken the public&#8217;s back, and now the Modi government is also kicking them in the stomach.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"131562558\" width=\"\" title=\".\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131562558\/.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The Trinamool Congress echoed similar concerns, arguing that the burden of rising prices was being passed on to ordinary families.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>In a post on X, the party said: &#8220;Rs 29 more for a domestic LPG cylinder. This is the BJP model: when global crises emerge, the poor keep worrying while the rich keep thriving. <!-- -->A government that boasts of being a &#8216;Vishwaguru&#8217; cannot shield its own citizens from repeated price shocks. Instead of planning ahead and protecting households, Narendra Modi&#8217;s government keeps passing the burden onto ordinary families. For the rich, it&#8217;s a minor inconvenience.<!-- --> For millions of families, it&#8217;s another blow to already stretched household budgets.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The latest increase is the second revision in three months and comes as fuel prices continue to rise across the country. <!-- -->Besides LPG, petrol and diesel prices have increased by a cumulative Rs 7.5 per litre since mid-May, while compressed natural gas (CNG) rates have risen by around Rs 6 per kg.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>The prices have increased amid soaring global energy costs triggered by the continuing conflict in the Middle East. The crisis, which began after US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, has disrupted energy supplies and pushed international crude oil prices sharply higher.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Officials have said the earlier LPG price increase in March only partially offset losses incurred by oil marketing companies, which continue to face significant under-recoveries on the sale of domestic cooking gas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>The revised LPG prices came into effect on Sunday, with rates varying across cities depending on local taxes and transportation costs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/vishwaguru-cant-shield-own-citizens-from-price-shocks-opposition-attacks-centre-over-domestic-lpg-price-hike\/articleshow\/131562354.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Opposition parties slammed the Centre after domestic LPG cylinder prices were increased by Rs 29, accusing the PM Modi&#8217;s government of adding to the financial burden on households already grappling with inflation.The latest revision has pushed the price of a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder in Delhi to Rs 942 from Rs 913. 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