Mayawati criticises Centre over diesel price hike

Govt hiked diesel prices by Rs 5.62/litre,restricted supply of subsidised LPG cylinders to 6/household.

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday criticised the UPA government for increasing diesel price and restricting supply of subsidised cooking gas and demanded immediate roll back of the anti-people decision.

Reeling under the pressure of continued price hike of petrol,the common man has been further subjected to more hardships with this decision of unprecedented diesel price hike of Rs 5 per litre as well as quota of 6 LPG gas cylinders per family, Mayawati said.

Blaming the wrong economic and foreign policies of the Congress-led UPA government for throwing common man’s life in chaos,she demanded that these policies be immediately rectified in keeping with people’s interest.

She demanded that Centre purchases gas and petroleum products wherever they are available at cheaper rates and ensure that they are easily available to people at reasonable prices.

The government had yesterday hiked diesel prices by a steep Rs 5.62 per litre and restricted supply of subsidised cooking gas to 6 cylinders per household in a year to fetch an additional Rs 20,300 crore.

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