How long will the Govt. continue to cheat the people in the matter of Gas cylinders?

Congress Party's anti-people policies exposed by cap on unlimited LPG cylinders: BJP New Delhi, Jan.30 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticized the ruling Congress Party for increasing the cap on subsidized LPG cylinders from 9 to 12, saying that it was the Congress' policy to put a cap on the initial unlimited subsidized cylinders. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar claimed people are very angry with the Congress party's anti-people policies.

"This is ridiculous that the Congress today will increase the subsidised gas cylinder from 9 to 12. It used to be unlimited, and you (Congress) made it 6. So people are asking who made it 6? Now you (Congress) want people to clap for your decision to increase from 6 to 9 and from 9 to 12?" he questioned.

"People are not fools, and they know who made unlimited number of subsidized cylinders to 6. This is the Congress anti-people policy. And so people are angry and will be up against the Congress in the coming days," he added.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to consider raising the quota of subsidised LPG cylinder from nine to 12 per household.

Earlier on January 17, Union Petroleum Minister, Veerappa Moily announced that the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders will be hiked to 12 from 9 per household.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had made a demand to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the January 17 AICC meet to increase the cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders (LPG) from 9 to 12 per household. (ANI)

The Congress action in increasing the number of cylinders reminds me of the discounts offered by traders during festivals.

First they increase their prices and then offer discounts.

The Congress party first reduced the number of cylinders to six.

Then increased it to nine.

Any now propose to increase it to twelve.

While I believe one cylinder per month is normally enough for a household having four members but where more than one family live in a household it is not sufficient.

In 2011 I lived with my two sons and their families (total 8 members) and a cylinder lasted about 20 days.

I had to buy cylinders at market rates on a number of occasions.

In 2012, one of my sons has moved out with his family, because of his work and I would again have had to buy gas at the market rates as I would have exhausted my allowable 9 cylinders.But if it is increased to 12, I will be safe.

Instead of capping cylinders just blindly, they should make it dynamic.

According to the number of persons in the family, the number of cylinders should be made variable.

Cooking gas is no more a luxury, it is a necessity as all other fuels like coal (dirty), kerosene(distribution) have become a problem.

The government just fools the people by saying that the oil companies are subsidizing the cylinders.

It is the government which these oil companies are subsidizing for more than 60% of the cost of each cylinder is taken by the government by way of various taxes.