The prices of commercial LPG cylinders have been increased significantly. This is the second time the price has changed within a month.
Price Hike commercial cylinders
The prices of 19 kg commercial LPG have been increased by Rs 250 per cylinder effective from Friday. With this, the 19 kg commercial cooking gas will now cost a whopping Rs 2,253. Previously, the commercial LPG was increased by Rs 105 on March 1.
However, there has been no increase in the prices of domestic gas cylinders reported.
Last week, the price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder. A 14.2-kg LPG cylinder is costing Rs 949.50 from March 22 onwards.
To be noted, fuel prices continue to skyrocket with petrol and diesel rates rising by another 80 paise per liter each on Thursday, earning an increase of about Rs 6.40 a liter in nine revisions in 10 days so far.
Today, even on the first day of the new financial year, domestic LPG cylinders are available for ₹949.50 in Delhi, ₹976 in Kolkata, ₹949.50 in Mumbai, and ₹965.50 in Chennai.
Congress protest
Yesterday, several opposition parties, including Congress, have been bashing the government over the surge in prices of petrol and diesel.
The grand old party launching its three-phase campaign – ‘Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ said, “We had predicted that as soon as elections in five states will conclude, the fuel prices will be hiked. We demand that fuel prices be rolled back. The government cannot understand the difficulties being faced by the public because of the rise.”
#WATCH Congress MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders holds protest against fuel price hike in Delhi pic.twitter.com/o5Qn6Y5x6m
— Newspaper ? (@NewspaperANI) March 31, 2022
“In the last 10 days, petrol and diesel price have been increased nine times. We demand that the rising prices should be brought to normal. The Congress is holding nationwide protests on this issue today,” said Rahul Gandhi leading a protest with some Congress MPs.
Twitter reactions
Unhappy with the fuels rate skyrocketing, netizens bash the Modi government for troubling the common people.
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LPG prices for commercial cylinders were hiked by Rs 250.
To Cost Over Rs 2,250.#AprilFoolsDay #राष्ट्रीय_फेंकू_दिवस #ThankYouModiJi pic.twitter.com/kwP3BeAy1N— তন্ময় l Tanmoy l تانماي l (@tanmoyofc) April 1, 2022
Modiji's unprecedented #AprilFoolsDay masterstroke! When we all were expecting the usual daily petrol price hike, he hiked the commercial gas cylinder price by Rs.250. pic.twitter.com/FKoF8v4Z0n
— Congress Kerala (@INCKerala) April 1, 2022
DAY of #AprilFools for INDIANS#ThankYouModiji
Industrial LPG Cylinder Value Hiked By Rs 250 , To Price Over Rs 2,250 to Day 1st April #HappyNewYear Financial #LPGPriceHike#AprilFoolsDay #TMCS pic.twitter.com/yz5JT7DQkj
— SaifuddinAITC (@SR_Tmc007) April 1, 2022
Petrol price 100+
Gas price increase today Rs 250
But you are supporter of BJP
??? pic.twitter.com/S3oT8m42Wx— Karan Gupta (@karan_gupta7) April 1, 2022
Hotel food set to cost more. Even the price of street food will go up.
Modiji has hiked the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs.250.
For BJP every day is April Fool day. They fool people every day.
#AprilFoolsDay#LPGCylinder pic.twitter.com/AvlucZRwQV
— Saleem Sarang (@Sarangsspeaks) April 1, 2022
#LPG costlier by Rs 250 can reach upto Rs 280 soon
Analysts warn that Petrol, Diesel & LPG prices are set to burn a bigger hole in the common man wallet & Budget over the next coming few weeks.#राष्ट्रीय_फेंकू_दिवस #ThankYouModiJi #AprilFoolsDayhttps://t.co/snU3f13rLI
— Game Of Politics | Politics Of India | Politics (@GameOfPolitics_) April 1, 2022
LPG price hike does not affect Modi, doesn't bother BJP, doesn't consider a common man who lost his right to vote, because 19 Lakh EVMs were stolen, send your ward to know how to win in 'Pareeksha' from Entire Political.#ThankYouModiJi#AprilFoolsDay#PareekshaParCharcha
Rs 250 pic.twitter.com/TYhXn1Tpem— Rajeev (@WKRajeev) April 1, 2022
Indirectly affect common man as dine out to cost more. Commerical LPG to cost Rs 250 more. https://t.co/unkPRV5iuJ
— Pravat Pattanaik (ପ୍ରଭାତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ) (@realpravat) April 1, 2022
…#1stApril#राष्ट्रीय_फेंकू_दिवस
One is Selling the Country and other one is Selling his Products
Rs 250 LPG Hick
LootingIndiaCo.#AprilFoolsDay #BoycottPatanjali pic.twitter.com/yhlBZt8NAT
— SaifuddinAITC (@SR_Tmc007) April 1, 2022
Congratulations Indians!
Reap what you sow ?.19 kg commercial cooking gas #LPG price hiked by Rs 250 per cylinder. It will now cost Rs 2,253 effective from today. pic.twitter.com/LOVmjnMqM5
— Pragnya Gupta (@GuptaPragnya) April 1, 2022
After commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 250, Modi ji showing the government mirror. This video has not aged well. ??? #ThankYouModiJi #lpgpricehike #PetrolDieselPriceHike pic.twitter.com/FJc90OwOIJ
— CodeZ???? (@CodeZ) April 1, 2022