AGARTALA, Nov 3 (TIWN): Trinamool Pradesh Congress on Thursday held a protest rally from Agartala North Gate, protesting against the ongoing LPG crisis in state. A huge rally amidst massive raining, had begun with the slogans to ‘diminish LPG crisis’ in state. Before 2 months, petrol crisis had hit the Cabinet of Manik Sarkar and now the LPG crisis has become state’s another major issue as Tripura two leading opposition parties already raised voice against the increasing black marketing of the Cooking gas, as due to black marketing the public’s agonies have no end. Tripura Govt sought permission to bring LPG via Bangladesh so that the crisis may end, but the ground reality behind this LPG crisis is different, which is ruled by blackers of cooking gas. On Oct 24, BJP supporters also hit the Gas Agency at Bhuturia, in Agartala. 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 block 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 LPG-black marketing 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.  

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.