ISLAMABAD: Indian National Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for the hike in prices of LPG cylinders.

In a post on X on Sunday, Kharge said, "The flames of rising domestic LPG prices are hell-bent on incinerating the kitchens of the common people!!"

Criticizing the Modi government, he stated, "In the last 4 months, the Modi government has hiked the prices of domestic LPG cylinders by ₹89."

Questions for PM Modi

The president of India's biggest opposition party posed three questions to the Modi government in his social media post.

He asked, "In Parliament, Mr. Modi had made tall claims about Fuel Diversification from 41 countries due to the West Asia War. What happened to that? Why is there still a shortage of LPG in rural areas today?"

Kharge further questioned, "In 2025-26, 5.56 crore families under the Ujjwala scheme didn't get even one or a single Refill. Out of these, 3.30 crore didn't take even a single cylinder Refill. And this is even before the West Asia Crisis. Isn't this the result of the Modi government's loot?"

The opposition leader asked, "Mr. Modi and BJP leaders used to raise a ruckus about inflation during the UPA era. Isn't it true that the Modi government has increased domestic LPG prices by ₹530 in 12 years? So why aren't BJP leaders sitting on the streets with cylinders now?"

LPG Price Hike

Kharge says Modi govt ‘hell-bent on incinerating kitchens’ with LPG price hike