Jaspal Bhatti's spoof on fuel hike: Burn effigies to cook food

After conjuring spoofs on major controversies on the national scene, stand up comedian Jaspal Bhatti, in his inimitable style, today urged the public to cook their food by burning effigies of the government to beat price rise of petroleum products, especially, the LPG.

"There are thousands of protest-rallies everyday across the country against government policies or other issues in which effigy burning is an inherent part...If we harness that energy for cooking and other household uses, we can beat the inflation to some extent," he said.

Performing the satirical act with the members of his Nonsense Club, Bhatti said, "People should do away with their gas stoves as it is impossible for a common man to afford a LPG cylinder now...Housewives should burn effigies of prominent leaders for every day cooking."

"If the government cannot give subsidy on LPG, it must announce sufficient subsidy on effigies. The government should promote effigy making industry," he said.
 
In a politically sensitive move, the government on June 25 hiked prices of petrol by Rs 3.50 a litre and diesel by Rs 2 a litre, raised LPG by Rs 35 a cylinder and the poor man's cooking fuel kerosene by Rs 3 a litre.