The Delhi government today asked its Anti Corruption Branch, ACB, to file criminal cases against former Union Minister Murli Deora, Oil Minister Veerappa Moily, Reliance Industries Chiarman Mukesh Ambani and others in the alleged irregularities in gas pricing.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mr Kejriwal said, the ACB, has also been directed to file a case against former Director General, Hydrocarbons, V K Sibal. Demanding that the hike in price of natural gas, which is to be hiked from 1st April, should be kept in abeyance, he said, he will write to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in this connection. The price of gas from April, under the revised formula is estimated to be 8.2 to 8.4 dollars per million British thermal unit as against the current 4.2 dollars.

Meanhwhile talking to reporters oustside Parliament, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily rejected Kejriwal's allegations. Mr Moily said price fixing of petroleum products is not done arbitrarily but on the basis of expert advice.