Cooking Gas Prices Up, Congress Takes "New Year Gift" Swipe At Centre

Commercial consumers would now have to pay Rs 25 more for a 19-kg cooking gas cylinder. The rate for domestic consumers remains unchanged.

Taking a swipe at the BJP-led centre over the hike in the price of commercial cooking gas, the Congress today said that this is the government's "new year gift" to the people and that "this is just the beginning". नए साल का पहला गिफ्ट 🎁🎀कॉमर्शियल गैस सिलेंडर 25 रुपए महंगा हो गया।अभी तो ये शुरुआत है...#HappyNewYear

"The first gift of the new year, commercial cooking gas cylinder is now Rs 25 dearer. This is just the beginning," the Congress tweeted in Hindi.

Commercial consumers would now have to pay Rs 25 more for a 19-kg cooking gas cylinder. The rate for domestic consumers remains unchanged. A hike in the rate of commercial cooking gas cylinders would hit restaurants and the businesses may pass it on to consumers, making dining out or ordering in more expensive.