‘Vanta Vaarpu’, novel protest with firewood stove, held against latest hike in domestic LPG price

Key points

• Congress cadres staged a novel protest against the latest hike in domestic LPG price by cooking food with firewood as part of ‘Vanta Vaarpu’ demonstration in Karimnagar on Monday.
• The protest was led by District Congress Committee (DCC) president and Choppadandi MLA Medipally Sathyam.
• The agitated party cadres displayed empty LPG cylinders highlighting the impact of the soaring LPG prices on every household and its ripple effects on eateries and hotels.
• The demonstrators raised slogans condemning what they termed as the second steep increase of LPG prices in a span of three months.
• Addressing the demonstration, the Congress leaders alleged that the price of each 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder has gone up by ₹89, following the latest hike in cooking gas price.