Overview
- Sarma, speaking at a Saturday rally in Mahmora, promised one free cylinder each before Bihu and Durga Puja for eligible families if the BJP returns to power, without detailing who qualifies.
- Oil firms and state officials say more than 2,000 checks led to 18 showcause notices and five distributor suspensions for flouting new LPG rules.
- Authorities maintain LPG stocks are sufficient, with households getting full quotas and commercial supply lifted to 70 percent after compliance reviews.
- Restaurants and roadside stalls report cuts and closures due to patchy deliveries, and many have shifted to electric cookers, diesel-fired bhattis, or firewood.
- Congress said the pledge violates the model code of conduct, and Assam is set to vote on April 9 with counting on May 4.