After Inviting Oppn Wrath, Goa Govt Says Free LPG Only For Low Income Group

Panaji
The BJP government in Goa is under attack from the opposition and has also invited the public’s wrath for not fulfilling its poll promise of ‘3 free LPG cylinders’. However, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has now said that the scheme will be only for the low income group. Sawant admitted that the scheme has been delayed. He said that his government will take the decision to provide cooking gas free to families with low income. Three cylinders will be provided to those having Antyodaya ration cards. The file is in movement, only a decision has not been taken. I feel that those having low income should get this benefit. However, it is delayed to get financial approval, Sawant said. But the scheme is not for everyone. We will try to take a decision on this issue, he said.
Raking up the issue of free LPG cylinders promised by the BJP government and the price hike of domestic cooking gas, the Congress in Goa while distributing the letters of its leader Rahul Gandhi during the Haath Se Haath Jodo program, stated that the party will provide a LPG cylinder for only Rs 500 once it comes back to power in the 2024 polls. Former All India Congress Committee secretary Girish Chodankar said that it is in the DNA of the BJP to make false promises before elections and then cheat the people.
While promising free LPG, the BJP never said that it is only for low income groups. They have garnered votes by hoodwinking voters on this promise. Now the BJP has taken a U-Turn as usual and has said that the scheme is only for low income groups, Chodankar said. Even if it is for low income groups, why is the Chief Minister not announcing the exact date to implement the scheme. This means they want to delay it till the next election. Now the people have come to know about the BJP’s gimmicks, Chodankar added.