‘Election Bill’: Rahul slams government on commercial LPG price hike
Rahul Gandhi criticized the Modi government for the significant price hike in commercial LPG cylinders, calling it an 'election bill' aimed at impacting citizens after the polls. He claimed this increase, amounting to ₹993 in a single day, reflects rising inflation that he had previously warned about. Gandhi also suggested that petrol and diesel prices could be next in line for a similar hike.
- ▪Commercial LPG cylinder prices increased by ₹993 in a single day.
- ▪Rahul Gandhi labeled the hike as an 'election bill'.
- ▪He warned of future price hikes in petrol and diesel.
- ▪The criticism came in a post on X in Hindi.
- ▪The Congress party targeted the government over inflation and pricing policies.
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The Congress on Friday (May 1, 2026) attacked the Modi government over the hike in price of commercial LPG cylinder, with Rahul Gandhi saying this is an "election bill" and the next "strike" will be on petrol and diesel.The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said he had warned that the heat of inflation would strike after the elections."Today, commercial gas cylinders have become ₹993 more expensive. This marks the single largest hike in a single day. This is an election bill," Mr. Gandhi said in his post in Hindi on X.
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