Mamata Banerjee credits LPG price cut to INDIA alliance, says only two meetings made it possible
New Delhi: In what has come as a sharp reaction to the Union government’s come to slash the prices of LPG cylinders ahead of the elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the move was a result of INDIA alliance’s meetings in the last two months.
In her tweet, she subtly connected the occurrence to the influence of the "#INDIA" alliance, emphasizing the potential impact of this price adjustment on the ongoing political discourse.
Asserting that the Union government has panicked by the united show of the stakeholders of the INDIA alliance, she stated that with only two meetings in the last two months, the alliance has managed to force union government to slash prices of the LPG cylinders in the country.
The government on Tuesday slashed the prices of LPG cylinders by Rs. 200 seemingly in response to the Congress party's commitment of providing cheaper LPG in the upcoming assembly elections, particularly in states like Madhya Pradesh.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Mamata Banerjee wrote “Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200.”
She concluded the tweet by adding ‘This is the power of #INDIA’.
Till now, only TWO meetings have been held in the past TWO months by the INDIA alliance and today, we see that LPG prices have gone down by Rs. 200.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 29, 2023
ये है #INDIA का दम!
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Man accused of rape-murder of 5-year-old lynched to death in Bengal; Girl’s body found in pond
Alipurduar: A 40-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten to death by agitated locals in Alipurduar district located in West Bengal on Friday evening. Later, another man surrendered before the police claiming he was also involved in the crime, and was subsequently arrested.
The girl went missing on Friday evening. When her family began searching for the girl, they learned that she had last been seen with Mona Roy, as reported by the Indian Express.
The police said that the girl’s body was found floating in a local pond. They added that the locals caught Roy and took him to his residence where they allegedly noticed blood on the bed. Enraged by this, they tied Roy to a tree and started assaulting him.
Roy was beaten to death before the local police could reach the spot.
When the police arrived at the scene, angry locals prevented them from moving the two bodies. Eventually, a large team of police personnel was sent to the location. After two hours, they were able to remove the bodies from the area.
The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, a man named Bhakta Roy approached the police, claiming that he was involved in the crime and feared for his safety from the angry mob. He was subsequently arrested.
Y. Raghuvanshi, Superintendent of Police, Alipurduar, asserted it is a heinous crime, adding that they have started a detailed investigation in connection to the incident.
