BJP slams govt move to deregulate diesel price
18 Jan 2013 7:22 AM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticised the UPA government’s decision to deregulate the diesel prices, calling it an anti-people decision the BJP said said that this is nothing hing but a deliberate decision to hide the facts from the people.
‘We criticise and condemn the decision because it will have a cascading effect on prices, this is an anti-people decision and that is why condemn it,’ said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.
The party said, the government’s decision to increase diesel prices was a step in disguise and an attempt to hike the rates through the backdoor. The BJP also demanded that the government must tell the real under-recoveries and bring necessary reforms in the oil sector before taking such a step. Javedkar said that the present under-recovery figures were half-true and half-false.
The BJP, however, did not make its stand clear on whether it was in favour of deregulation of diesel prices or not. The BJP leader said the time is not conducive for raising diesel rates as people in the country are already reeling under the pressure of spiralling prices. At this time, this hike is absolutely unjustified,’ Javadekar added.
The opposition party also termed the raising of cap on LPG cylinders from six to nine as a farce and said people should get as many cylinders as they want. There is nothing to celebrate this, but an effort to raise the prices. Tthe party demands an end to rationing of gas cylinders,’ Javadekar said.
The BJP leader also added that the public is being forced to pay up for the inefficiencies of the oil marketing companies.
The government on Thursday raised the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to nine cylinders per household from six and virtually deregulated diesel prices allowing small hikes over a period of time.
‘We criticise and condemn the decision because it will have a cascading effect on prices, this is an anti-people decision and that is why condemn it,’ said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.
The party said, the government’s decision to increase diesel prices was a step in disguise and an attempt to hike the rates through the backdoor. The BJP also demanded that the government must tell the real under-recoveries and bring necessary reforms in the oil sector before taking such a step. Javedkar said that the present under-recovery figures were half-true and half-false.
The BJP, however, did not make its stand clear on whether it was in favour of deregulation of diesel prices or not. The BJP leader said the time is not conducive for raising diesel rates as people in the country are already reeling under the pressure of spiralling prices. At this time, this hike is absolutely unjustified,’ Javadekar added.
The opposition party also termed the raising of cap on LPG cylinders from six to nine as a farce and said people should get as many cylinders as they want. There is nothing to celebrate this, but an effort to raise the prices. Tthe party demands an end to rationing of gas cylinders,’ Javadekar said.
The BJP leader also added that the public is being forced to pay up for the inefficiencies of the oil marketing companies.
The government on Thursday raised the cap on supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) to nine cylinders per household from six and virtually deregulated diesel prices allowing small hikes over a period of time.
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