TMC member Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar mentioned the high cost of LPG during a discussion about price hikes in the Lok Sabha on Monday. She bit into a raw brinjal that she had brought with her and questioned whether the government wanted “us to eat raw” vegetables.
As opposition members questioned the government’s commitment to combating inflation, Dastidar claimed those who received cylinders through the Ujjwala programme lacked the funds to pay for a refill.
She delighted the MPs, even those from her own party, by joking that she sometimes wondered if “government bahadur wants us to eat raw” veggies.
The Trinamool Congress MP stated that she would be interested in hearing the opinions of a minister who opposed a price increase with an LPG cylinder while the BJP was in opposition.
She delighted MPs, even members from her own party, by saying that she occasionally questions whether “government bahadur wants us to eat raw” veggies. She then bit into a brinjal.
As opposition members questioned the government’s commitment to combating inflation, Dastidar claimed people who received cylinders under the Ujjwala programme lacked the funds to pay for a refill.
Since a few months ago, the cost of an LPG cylinder has increased four times, from Rs 600 to Rs 1,100, the woman claimed. The TMC MP insisted that the cylinder rates be lowered.