Chhattisgarh Polls: Priyanka Counters Modi Govts LPG Price Cut With Rs 500 Subsidy Promise

Chhattisgarh Election 2023: The cooking fuel cylinder has been a key ballot plank for all of the events together with the BJP and the Congress. The subsidised LPG scheme Ujjwala performed a vital position in Narendra Modi’s victory in 2019. In reality, one of many BJP’s key ballot guarantees in 2014 included the LPG cylinders. However, ever for the reason that Modi authorities did away with the LPG subsidy for individuals besides these lined below the Ujjwala scheme, the LPG costs touched as excessive as Rs 1,100 per cylinder giving a weapon to the Congress. 

The Congress get together just lately bagged two key states -Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka and in each states, one widespread profitable issue was the promise of cheaper LPG. The BJP sensed this after going through a humiliating defeat in Karnataka and the Union Government just lately introduced a value reduce of Rs 200 per cylinder for basic customers and Rs 400 for Ujjwala customers. At current, LPG cylinders value Rs 900 to non-Ujjwala customers and Rs 700 to Ujjwala customers. 

Now, the Congress has gone one step forward by promising Rs 500 subsidy on cylinders. Congress-ruled states like Rajasthan and Karnataka have already been offering LPG cylinders for Rs 500 every. Now, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has promised subsidised cooking fuel cylinders below a brand new scheme in poll-bound Chhattisgarh. “If re-elected in Chhattisgarh, Congress will launch Mahtari Nyay Yojana for women to provide Rs 500 subsidy per gas cylinder,” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra mentioned. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a social media publish mentioned a subsidy of Rs 500 will likely be immediately put into the financial institution accounts of girls.

However, Congress has not made it clear whether or not the subsidy will likely be on the quantity of Rs 1,100 or on the already subsidised quantity being offered by the centre. If the subsidy will likely be offered on the precise value of Rs 1,100, then LPG will value Rs 600/cylinder in Chhattisgarh.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally promised a slew of measures, together with waiving of loans of Self-Help Groups and free therapy to victims of highway accidents if her get together retains energy in Chhattisgarh. The Congress chief additionally promised as much as 200 models of free electrical energy.

Of the 90 seats in Chhattisgarh, 20 Assembly constituencies will go to polls within the first section on November 7. The remaining 70 constituencies will see voting within the second section on November 17. Votes will likely be counted on December 3.