Lucknow, March 7 -- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has targeted the central and state BJP governments over inflation and rise in prices of LPG cylinders.

He said that inflation is continuously rising, and the government is burdening the people by increasing taxes.

Akhilesh Yadav made these remarks while speaking to reporters at the party office in Lucknow on Saturday.

He said that the price of LPG cylinders has been increased by about Rs 60 on Saturday. "The government says that due to certain circumstances, prices are being increased and will be reduced later, but once something becomes expensive, it does not become cheaper again" he explained.

He alleged that wherever the...