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Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has hit out at the Central government for increasing prices of petroleum products and LPG cylinders.

Dhumal criticises fuel price hike by UPA
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has hit out at the Central government for increasing prices of petroleum products and LPG cylinders. The CM has sought immediate reversal of the decision and said hike in fuel prices will have an adverse impact on the common man and put them in financial hardships.

He said the increase in petrol price will directly affect consumers and result in increase in prices of all commodities including essential commodities,which is already at its peak. The hike in prices of kerosene oil and LPG cylinders was exorbitant and all these things would go out of reach of the common man. The first impact of the decision would be on increase in prices of essential commodities. The UPA governments decision to declare the fuel prices market driven and have little control on them would have exponential rise in prices in future, said Dhumal.

Burden on common man,says Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal have lashed out at the Centre for unwarranted hike in the prices of petrol,diesel,cooking gas and kerosene oil announced on Friday. In different statements issued on Friday,both of them said it would put extra burden on the common man. They said the step showed that the countrys economic planners not only lacked economic vision but were detached from the fundamental essentials of sound economic planning for the country.

Punjab BJP to take up issue of Pak Hindus
The Punjab BJP has taken up the case of various Hindu families who have been forced to settle in the state after being driven out of Pakistan. The state unit has set up a three-member committee under the chairmanship of Rajya Sabha member Avinash Rai Khanna to look into the issue,including relief for families who have taken shelter in the state. The party will also look into the security of life and property of Hindus and Sikhs settled abroad. The two other members of the committee are Niruttam Dev Ratti and Dr Baldev Chawla.

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