Hyderabad: INDIA alliance MPs staged a protest over LPG price rise and cylinder shortage near Makar Dwar at Parliament, accusing the Centre of failing to address the issue.
Opposition members gathered at the Parliament entrance and held a demonstration highlighting the LPG price rise and supply problems. They carried posters of LPG cylinders, cooking vessels and traditional firewood stoves to underline the impact on households.
Several senior Congress leaders also joined the protest. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra participated along with MPs from the INDIA alliance.
INDIA alliance MPs raise LPG price rise issue in Parliament protest
Meanwhile, Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy addressed the gathering and criticised the central government over the LPG situation. He questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not spoken about the shortage of LPG cylinders.
He also asked why Parliament had not held a discussion on the war unfolding in West Asian countries. Furthermore, he demanded that the government allow a debate on the issue inside the House.
Kiran Kumar Reddy urged the Centre to resolve the LPG price rise and supply shortage immediately. However, he alleged that the government had not allowed discussion of facts in the 18th Lok Sabha.
He further accused the Modi government of suppressing the voice of the opposition in Parliament. In addition, he criticised the Prime Minister over remarks similar to those made by US President Donald Trump.
The Bhuvanagiri MP then questioned why Narendra Modi had not opposed actions taken by Trump. At the same time, he said he could not understand why the Prime Minister appeared hesitant to challenge the US leader.
Finally, Kiran Kumar Reddy demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in Parliament about the war situation in West Asian countries and its wider impact.