Trinamul Congress fuels ire at LPG price hike

A day after Mamata Banerjee hit the road with thousands of women in Siliguri to protest the steep rise in prices of LPG cylinders and fuel, Trinamul candidates and leaders took out colourful protests on Monday across the state on this issue.

Sources said, the top Trinamul leaderships in Calcutta had instructed the party leaders in districts and the contesting nominees in 291 constituencies to flag the rise in the prices of fuel and LPG cylinders as both are connected to the daily life of common people.

The price of an LPG cylinder has touched Rs 845 now, making it outside the realm of the budgets of many households.