BJP condemns steep increase in diesel price - NewsX

Describing the hike in diesel prices as a cruel joke and "mortal blow" on the common man and farmers, BJP today accused the government of conspiring with petrol 'mafia' and said it will not allow the hike and take to the streets instead. "This is a cruel joke on the common man in the country. It has hit farmers hard during the peak paddy sowing season. We will not allow this hike. We will not allow this government to loot the common man like this," BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. "The way this government is increasing prices of petrol, diesel and LPG despite a reduction in international crude prices, it is a clear-cut case of a conspiracy with the petroleum mafia," Naqvi said. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said the hike will have a cascading effect on prices and will contribute further to inflation.

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