West Bengal criticises fuel price hike
June 26th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANSKolkata, June 25 (IANS) West Bengal’s Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led ruling Left Front Friday flayed the Congress-led central government and its ally Trinamool Congress for the fuel price hike, saying it would put an extra burden on the common man.
“The prices of essential commodities are almost out of the common man’s reach. And this increase in fuel prices will have a drastic effect on the poor and the common people,” said Biman Bose, CPI-M state secretary and Left Front chairman, in a press statement.
He criticised the United Progressive Alliance-II government and its ally Trinamool Congress for not looking after the interest of the common man.
“Trinamool Congress being an ally of UPA-II cannot run away from the responsibility of the price hike of fuels,” added Bose.
The government hiked the prices of diesel by Rs.2 a litre, kerosene by Rs.3 a litre and cooking gas by Rs.35 per cylinder. The prices of petrol will now be costlier by Rs 3.50 per litre.
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