Mamata says diesel price hike anti-people, demands roll-back
19 Jan 2013 6:45 AM IST
West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee described the latest diesel hike announced by the UPA government as an anti-people move. ‘This will severely affect the common people and prices of essential commodities’ Banerjee said on her Facebook page on Friday. She also demanded a roll back of the hike and announced that her party (Trinamool Congress) would protest against the move.
Describing the UPA government as an ‘exploiter’ of the poor and the decision as ‘unfortunate’, Banerjee attacked the central government on the latest diesel price hike. ‘This government is an exploiter of the poor people. It is very distressing that prices of diesel have been further increased,’ Banerjee said. Interestingly, the Trinamool Congress pulled out of the UPA-ruled Centre last year in protest against its ‘anti-poor’ policies last year.
She also rued the fact that state transport authorities would receive a financial jolt due to the hike and suffer a liability of Rs 40 crore.
‘After hike in rail fares and the price of petrol, the rise in diesel prices will add to the woes of the common man groaning under the impact of the price rise,’ she said. Stating that the diesel price hike would have a cascading effect on prices, Mamata said farmers operating diesel-powered pumps would be in distress.
Describing the UPA government as an ‘exploiter’ of the poor and the decision as ‘unfortunate’, Banerjee attacked the central government on the latest diesel price hike. ‘This government is an exploiter of the poor people. It is very distressing that prices of diesel have been further increased,’ Banerjee said. Interestingly, the Trinamool Congress pulled out of the UPA-ruled Centre last year in protest against its ‘anti-poor’ policies last year.
She also rued the fact that state transport authorities would receive a financial jolt due to the hike and suffer a liability of Rs 40 crore.
‘After hike in rail fares and the price of petrol, the rise in diesel prices will add to the woes of the common man groaning under the impact of the price rise,’ she said. Stating that the diesel price hike would have a cascading effect on prices, Mamata said farmers operating diesel-powered pumps would be in distress.
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