State BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chouhan on Saturday called on all party’s parliamentarians, legislators, other elected representatives, senior leaders and office-bearers to surrender their lPG subsidy for setting a precedence.
Chouhan in a statement here said, “In order to show respect to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for giving up lPG subsidy, we all should surrender the lPG subsidy in the national interest. Because this can save crores of rupees that could be utilised in development works for the poor.
Chouhan has already surrendered his lPG subsidy and has sent the duly filled requisite form to the gas companies and also informed about this to the Central government.
“It’s been Indian tradition to dedicate one part of the earnings for the welfare of deprived and the Indian society by presenting similar paragons prepared its jewel of sacrifice and dedication. The party men would also set an example before the society by surrendering the lPG subsidy,” Chouhan said.
He said that on Prime Minister’s call for giving up subsidy has driven about 2.80 lakh people surrendering their subsidy till now, due to which the Union Government has saved one billion rupees. This amount would be spent on the welfare of poor. The second benefit of this would be that the ample resources would be made available for delivering cheap lPG to the needy consumers besides it would help in ensuring better quality in this work, he added.
The senior BJP informed that the Central Government was also considering reducing the prices of the domestic gas. The Central Government was serious over ensuring the benefits of the reducing gas prices in international market to the consumers. When this happened it would be for the first time that prices if domestic gas would be reduced, he added.