New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) While the market price of LPG has shot up to Rs 1,200 per cylinder in the global market, the Ujjwala households are still being supplied the gas at Rs 613 per 14.2 kg cylinder, as the government is footing a subsidy of Rs 587 per cylinder, a senior petroleum ministry official said. In effect, the Ujjwala households are paying only half the market price for the gas while the government is bearing the cost of the rest by providing a subsidy to protect them from the price r…
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Navsari, April 18 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday accused the Congress of obstructing the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging that the opposition prevented a key measure aimed at ensuring greater political participation for women. Addressing a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ at Chikhli in Navsari district as part of the party’s campaign for local self-government elections, Vishwakarma said the Bill was introduced under the leadership of Prime Min…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Delhi BJP Vice President Dinesh Pratap Singh and Purvanchal Morcha President Santosh Ojha, in a joint statement, on Sunday, condemned a misleading media statement made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Sanjeev Jha over LPG supply in the city. The BJP leaders dismissed Jha’s claim that due to the LPG crisis, migrants from Purvanchal and other states living in Delhi are facing a livelihood crisis and may be forced to migrate out of Delhi, leading to loss of their voting rights…
Patna, April 3 (IANS) Amid rising global tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, concerns over fuel supply and inflation have intensified political reactions in Patna, where the Congress party staged a protest over the alleged LPG crisis.A large number of party workers, including many women, gathered at the Income Tax Roundabout to demonstrate against rising LPG prices and inflation.In a symbolic act, women placed empty gas cylinders on the road and garlanded them to express thei…