Thanks To Mamata Banerjee, LPG To Cost Rs16 Less In Bengal

To provide some cushion for people affected by the Center for the cooking gas price hike of Rs50 per cylinder, Prime Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee decided to leave the country process of Rs16 per LPG cylinder with immediate effect.

Banerjee, head of the Trinamool Congress, the second largest ally of the UPA, said he was "embarrassed" by the center and asked to move to reduce the price of LPG in favor of the common man.

He said that the government does not collect the cess of Rs 16 per cylinder turn and it will effectively put the burden of Rs 34 and Rs 50 to consumers is not the state.

"I consulted my Minister Amit Mitra, after midnight, the UPA government to hike the prices of diesel, LPG and kerosene, and decided to take the government to collect cess of any LPG cylinder to provide relief to ordinary people," Head of the Minister for reporters here.

This, he said the government would lose Rs 75 crore to surrender, "we wiped other sources of income. But our government does not want to put more burden on the people."

Notification shall take place on Monday.

"I'm embarrassed the center of such a decision," he said, adding: ". We want to invite the Centre to reduce the price of LPG"

Banerjee and obsolete erstwhile Left Front state government, said he did not bother to raise LPG process.

"Front Left talks big, but nothing of significance. We showed that we could do it," he said.

Singur Bill to be tabled in WB assembly tomorrow

The West Bengal government will table a Bill in the Assembly tomorrow seeking to revoke the Singur lease agreement with the Tatas and take back the land leased to them.

The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, will be introduced, considered and passed by the House, Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs Manoj Chakraborty said after an all-party meeting prior to the Assembly session.

The state cabinet met on the Assembly premises to give final shape to the Bill, he said.

The state government had earlier decided to bring the Bill after dropping an ordinance with the House session preponed from June 24 to today.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that her government is committed to return the 400 acre to unwilling farmers, and the remaining 600 for the industry.

Stating that the Budget session would be brief, Çhakraborty said that after the Governor's customary address, the House would deliberate on the discussion on the motion of thanks to his address on June 15, 16 and 17 before adoption.

Almost all parties attended the meeting, convened by Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay who also called a business advisory committee meeting to finalise the modalities of discussion on the Singur Bill.