New Delhi : The common man in the recent times is subject to great hardships and is sometimes forced to wait for almost a month for supply of LPG cylinder once it is booked. At this rate, a lay man at the most may use 10 cylinders during a year. But, just take a look at the number of LPG cylinders which our so called leaders use during a year. The figures are staggering and are available in a website launched by the government owned oil companies in order to bring transparency to the system.

If  the residence of Vice President Hameed Ansari has used 171 cylinders, that of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs has used 161 cylinders. The list is long-Uttarkhand CM Vijay Bahuguna (83),. BJP leader Rajnath Singh (80), former minister MS Gill (79).  Maneka Gandhi and Suresh Kalmady (63),. Mulayam Singh Yadav (58), Laloo Yadav (43).

Still more staggering  is that  the residence of industrialist Naveen Jindal has got 369 cylinders a year,. They have two connections. Consumers can access information regarding their LPG  through this web portal