New Delhi: With the cooking gas getting costlier with the price of a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder, increased by Rs 50, an LPG cylinder will now cost Rs 999.50 in the national capital, New Delhi. The latest revision comes a week after the cost of the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was amended from Rs 2,253 to Rs 2,355.50, registering a hike of Rs 102.50. Besides, the 5-kg LPG cylinder costs Rs 655.
The hike has increased the hardships of the common man, who is already overburdened by the surge in the price of petrol and diesel. Moreover, the government has explained the surge in price, blaming the sharp rise in global energy prices owing to supply chain constraints arising out of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Since the end of the five state assembly elections, oil marketing and gas firms resumed the revision of petrol, diesel, and cooking gas prices.
Moreover, the subsidised domestic LPG cylinder was increased by Rs 50 on March 22. Notably, domestic LPG prices vary from state to state owing to local taxes. Besides, fuel retailers revise the prices of LPG cylinders at the beginning of every month.
Meanwhile, hashtag Rs 50 trends on Twitter since Saturday morning. The increase in LPG prices has sparked outrage and memes on social media. The netizens are blaming the government with most highlighting how the income of middle-class savings has taken a toll due to the recent price hike.
Here are some of the reactions by netizens:
#GasCylinder #lpgpricehike
*The price of Domestic LPG cylinder increased by Rs 50 *Savings of Middle class people rn : pic.twitter.com/p6WciEPw4f
— Tweetera? (@DoctorrSays) May 7, 2022
50 rs hike in domestic LPG cylinder #lpgpricehike
Andhbhakt be like pic.twitter.com/YuGdv7fJKi
— Shubham Jain (@Shubham09273730) May 7, 2022
Middle class people buying Domestic LPG after price hike :
— Accha Time (@memedoctorbillu) May 7, 2022
Rs 50 hike in domestic LPG prices. Meanwhile @smritiirani be like ??
Come on Speak up now. #PriceHike pic.twitter.com/lEUS8pIWUO— Pritam Kothadiya ?? (@KothadiyaSpeaks) May 7, 2022
LPG price hiked by 50rupees. #lpgpricehike pic.twitter.com/hPsasnLCFv
— STALIN ™ (@Stalinrx) May 7, 2022
Season 2#lpgpricehike pic.twitter.com/2FjgDP9XCS
— भारत गणेशपुरे ✋️ (parody account ) (@bharat_parody) May 7, 2022
LPG price hiked by 50rupees. #lpgpricehike pic.twitter.com/6OeUTl42bw
— Political Swami (@PoliticalSwami) May 7, 2022
Back to Roots ….???#lpgpricehike #lpgcylinder pic.twitter.com/8SFzOX5QtS
— Dr Sonam Sharma (@TopoIogylnVeins) May 7, 2022
LPG cylinder prices hiked again by Rs.50. People are happy to go back to firewood days rather than question the emperor. Classic case of #StockholmSyndrome pic.twitter.com/E6G1uQfJ0m
— Thakur Rajiv Kumar Singh ? (@RajKuma47739261) May 7, 2022
Gas price hiked by Rs 50 pic.twitter.com/cqg3fCzL1h
— E H 88 (@Elite_Human_88) May 7, 2022
Rs 50 hike in LPG
#lpgpricehike #Rs50 #BJP_हटाओ_देश_बचायो
Meanwhile Bh@kts pic.twitter.com/ba6wsZZYyX— Nocturnal Soul (@Mirage_gurrl) May 7, 2022
Domestic LPG cylinder, Rs 50, Rs 999.50 #LPGCylinder #lpgpricehike all trending right now but government is unmoved pic.twitter.com/yqDJPP2iue
— Pawan_ 2.0 (@PawanSaysToo) May 7, 2022
