NDA opposes petrol price hike, calls for bandh
NDA convenor and JDU President Sharad Yadav said that all the partners of the opposition alliance have been consulted in this regard. The alliance will also be talking to other parties for their support to the Bharat bandh.
Rejecting
Government's argument that the hike in petrol prices has been done by
petroleum companies as the pricing of petrol stands deregulated, Yadav
said, "This is an eyewash... We (NDA) are going to observe a Bharat
bandh on May 31."
He
asked why the hike in petrol prices was not announced when Parliament
was in session and why oil companies did so the very next day after the
session got over.
"Government
has washed its hands off the decision on price hike but in reality it
happens only when the Government wants. The Government will also be
increasing prices of diesel and LPG after the Presidential elections get
over," Yadav said.
The JD(U) chief accused the Government of being a "total failure" in checking prices of essential commodities."Common
people are suffering due to wrong policies of the UPA Government.
Prices of commodities are rising uncontrollably making it difficult for
an average Indian to make both ends meet," he said.
This
Government is pro-rich and not bothered about the poor, he charged. On
Wednesday, oil PSUs had increased the price of petrol by Rs 7.50 per
litre.
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