LPG price hike: Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar criticises Centre
Belgaum: Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar has strongly criticised the central government’s decision to increase the price of commercial gas cylinders from Rs 2,162 to Rs 3,153, an increase of Rs 991, calling it an anti-people move.
She said such steep price hikes would affect households and businesses and alleged that decisions taken after elections reflect a disregard for public concerns.
She added that the price increase would have a direct impact on the hotel industry and further burden traders already facing inflationary pressures. This, she said, would likely lead to higher food prices, affecting common people.
Hebbalkar said the Centre was making daily life more difficult through repeated price hikes and urged the government to withdraw the increase and adopt pro-people policies.
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Allahabad HC dismisses plea seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi for 'fighting Indian State' remark
Prayagraj (PTI): Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for an alleged controversial remark in 2025.
Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Simran Gupta of the right-wing organisation Hindu Shakti Dal.
Gupta challenged a Sambhal court's rejection of her plea seeking directions to lodge an FIR against Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The petitioner had alleged that Gandhi, during the inauguration of the All India Congress Committee office in 2025, stated that "we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS, and the Indian State itself."
The petitioner said the remark hurt public sentiments and amounted to a seditious and anti-national statement allegedly intended to destabilise the country.
Justice Chauhan had, on April 8, reserved the order after hearing the counsels of the petitioner and the state government at length.
