YSRCP condemns price hike of non-subsidized LPG

Hyderabad, Jan 1, 2014: YSRCP on Wednesday strongly condemned the steep hike of non-subsidy LPG cylinder price and demanded the Centre to withdraw the hike immediately as it would pose an unbearable burden on the people.

People can’t afford the hike of Rs 215 and the hike must be immediately withdrawn, or else, the state Government should bear the hike, YSRCP senior leader Ummareddy Venkateswarlu told reporters here.

He said while YSR Government had absorbed the burden of LPG cylinder price hike and ensured that people were not burdened, neither Rosaiah-led Government nor Kiran Kumar Reddy-led Government came forward to bear the hiked price.

LPG Cylinder price went up by Rs.877 during the regime of Kiran Kumar Reddy, he said and asked: “Prices of all essential commodities are also going up. How can the people live with the hiked LPG price?”