State has failed to curb impact of price rise, alleges SHRPP

GANGTOK, 08 Oct: Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Party has alleged that the State government has not taken any steps to provide relief to its people in the wake of the recent hike in prices of Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene and LPG cylinders by the central government.
The party has mentioned that while in other states, governments have exempted the taxes from the open market of LPG cylinders to provide relief to the people, the Sikkim government has not taken any such step.
A press release issued by SHRPP president, Dr AD Subba, states that while government employees can combat with the price rise given the recent hike in their salaries, it is the common man who has been severely affected by the price rise.
The party has demanded that the state provide additional 3 LPG cylinders on subsidized rate to the unemployed and BPL families apart from the 6 that a household is to get in a year, which the party adds is only enough for 7 months.
SHRPP has further demanded tax exemption on LPG cylinders in the open market to provide relief to the general public. Another demand is that the STCS should improve the distribution system.