New Delhi: The opposition parties have called for protests over the fuel hike on Saturday all over the country. (Read: Govt decontrols petrol prices)
Trade union CITU has called for a transport strike in West Bengal, the ruling Left Democratic Front will observe a dawn-to-dusk strike in Kerala while BJP will hold demonstrations across the country at all its district headquarters.
Strike over petroleum hike
Trade union CITU has called for a transport strike in West Bengal, the ruling Left Democratic Front will observe a dawn-to-dusk strike in Kerala while BJP will hold demonstrations across the country at all its district headquarters.
Strike over petroleum hike
- CITU calls transport strike tomorrow in West Bengal
- Ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) calls for dawn-to-dusk strike in Kerala
- BJP will hold protest demonstrations on June 26-27 across the country at its district headquarters
- Orissa: Ruling BJD called for a state-wide agitation tomorrow
- BJP Dharna in Lucknow from 10 am to 12 noon
The fuel price hike across all four petroleum products is being seen as a politically bold move by the government. In an interview to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Petroleum Secretary S Sundereshan says fuel decontrol as a reform measure was long overdue and fuel prices in India are far less than its neighbouring countries.
Petrol prices in four metros:
DELHIOld price: 47.93
New price: 51.43
MUMBAI
Old price: 52.20
New price: 55.70
CHENNAI
Old price: 52.13
New price: 55.63
BANGALORE
Old price: 54.13
New price: 57.63
Story first published:
June 26, 2010 07:46 IST
Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/govt-faces-flak-for-fuel-hike-33935?cp
