Patna, Feb. 19 -- The surge in auto fuel and LPG cylinder prices rocked the first day of the Budget session in Bihar on Friday with the opposition parties accusing the government of cheating the 'common people'.
Congress' Shakeel Ahmad Khan came at the state legislature with a clay stove and woods to protest against the surge in fuel and cooking gas rates.
"The Central government has been continuously increasing LPG rates in the country. It has also eliminated the subsidy, and as a result the consumers are being forced to purchase cylinders at a rate close to Rs 900 apiece. This is directly hitting the budget of the middle and the lower class people. The common men are being cheated," said Ahmad, the MLA from Kadwa constituency.
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