AGARTALA, Oct 24 (TIWN): Before 2 months, petrol crisis had hit the Cabinet of Manik Sarkar and now the LPG crisis may become state’s another major issue as Tripura opposition parties raised voice against the increasing black marketing of the Cooking gas, due to which the public’s agonies have no end. After a long silence, finally BJP has come out with a mass protest when they hit the Gas Agency at Bhuturia, in Agartala on Monday. Asking the Manager of Apex Marketing about the crisis of LPG, the protesters demanded 1) To stop the black marketing of LPG soon, 2) The importing and distribution of LPG should be in balance, 3) To stop importing LPGs in the name of VIP quota, 4) To decrease the backlog with 15 days of gap, 5) To maintain the similarity between the online distribution of gas& real distribution, 6) To stop VIP quotas till the crisis ends.TIWN was informed by secret sources that in LPG black-market the price has gone upto Rs. 3000/-. The rate is getting up-down from Rs. 2200/- to Rs. 3000/. On the other hand the backlog problem of LPG & generating resentment among the common mass, has hit the cabinet also.

Reportedly, already the state govt has written a letter to IOCL-MEA & also demand raised by Tripura Govt. that using Bangladesh land, the LPG should enter in Tripura.

But public alleged that the state government is not taking proper initiative to control the situation. The huge number of black marketing of LPG cylinder is the chief reason behind acute cooking gas shortage in the state, a customer told TIWN. 

Black marketers of domestic cooking gas cylinders seem to have devised new ways to carry out their activities, despite the introduction of the modified direct benefit transfer scheme for LPG. On the day of Saptami, whereas people were celebrating puja, a large section of public were found blocked road, protesting at Capital City in demand of LPG.

Tripura suffered a long from Petrol crisis but now people are unable to cook also due to the mentioned problem.  The gas agencies allegedly are doing excessive business with the black-marketing net across Tripura.

However, in this regard BJP held mass protest at Bhuturia Gas Agency of Apex Marketing and warned to sort out the problem as fast as possible.