Indian Scene

Oppose fuel price hike

The increase in prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene declared by UPA government on 25th June is yet another criminal attack on the masses of people who are already under severe strains due to the unprecedented rise in prices of all essential commodities. This fuel price hike is going to set in motion yet another round of galloping of the prices of all other essential commodities, bus fares and charges of all other essential services.
It will make only the MNCs and corporate houses in the petroleum sector happy. It is a decision taken for them. It is an anti people measure. That is why a wide range of forces including all opposition parties in parliament and even some of the constituents of UPA   have opposed it and launched struggles to express their resent. Within hours of this declaration all over the country agitations are launched by numerous forces. All there shows that vast majority of the people and even a majority of MPs in parliament are against it. Still the UPA government has announce this hike arrogantly as they can manage a majority using various tricks as it did to undermine the voting for the cut motions to central budget on 27 April.