LPG price cut due to impact of INDIA alliance: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 29 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi-led BJP government after the Centre slashed the prices of cooking gas by Rs200 and said that the ruling NDA government has cut the prices of domestic cooking gas because of the impact of INDIA alliance which has conducted only two meetings.
"Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs 200. This is the impact of the INDIA alliance," Mamata Banerjee posted on X (Formerly Twitter). 
Earlier in the day, the Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a Rs 200 reduction in domestic cooking gas prices.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also took a jibe at the Centre over the slashing of LPG cylinder prices.
In a post on X, Kharge said that as soon as the votes started decreasing, the ruling government started distributing election gifts. He accused the Modi government of looting the hard-earned money of the people.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the decision is a gift from PM Modi, to the women of the country on Onam and Raksha Bandhan.
Effective Wednesday, the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder will be reduced by Rs 200 across the country. In Delhi, for instance, the decision will bring down the cost of a 14.2 kg cylinder from the existing Rs 1,103 per cylinder to Rs 903.
This across-the-board reduction is in addition to the existing targeted subsidy of Rs 200 per cylinder to Ujjwala households, which will continue. Therefore, the effective price in Delhi for Ujjwala beneficiaries after this reduction will be Rs 703.
It may be noted that there are more than 31 crore domestic LPG consumers, including 9.6 crore Ujjwala beneficiaries.