TMC blames Centre for LPG crisis in country

Trinamul Congress leadership demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being unprepared leading to the crises of cooking gas, both in the domestic and commercial supply, leading to the ordeal of lakhs of people across the country.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will take part in a protest march from College Square to Dorina crossing on 16 March to highlight the inefficiency of the callous central government.

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Addressing the media, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Trinamul Mahila Congress president, said: “The Prime Minister had visited Israel before the trouble in West Asia started. The strait of Hormuz carries 85 to 90 per cent of India’s LPG import. This is no secret. But no strategic reserves were built and no alternate supply routes activated and no contingency protocols were triggered,” she said adding: “After the disruptions started, the Centre gave false assurances to the states that there was adequate supply. People have been forced to stand in long queues.”

Party spokesperson Tanmay Ghosh said the Centre has reduced the foreign policy to a circus. He asked when India is not a party to the war, then why should the people of the country bear the brunt of it just for the failure of the central government.

He said because of the whimsical attitude of the centre people have been forced to stand in long queues. “Demonetisation was announced without any prior preparation. Ninety-nine people died while standing in queues for cash. The Covid lockdown was announced giving only four hours time for the migrant workers. They died trying to come back to their native state.”

He said in 2010, the price of crude petroleum was Rs 77 and that of LPG was Rs 345. From there today the price of crude petroleum stands at Rs 109 and that of LPG stands at Rs 913. This means the price has increased threefold. “This is a useless government and that should resign immediately,” he said.