Some UPA allies and opposition parties today urged the government to rollback hike in diesel price.
The ruling Congress has termed the government's decision as one forced upon it due to rise in international crude oil prices. Party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said this in New Delhi .
Samajwadi Party general secretary Naresh Agarwal said his party has never and will never support this government on the issue of price rise.
Trinamool Congress has opposed the diesel price increase and curb on purchase of subsidised cooking gas cylinders . West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded immidiate roll back.
DMK, another UPA ally, has termed the price hike as very high and unexpected and demended a rollback. RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, who party supports the UPA, said that the government's decision was unfortunate and sought its reconsideration while BSP chief Mayawati demanded immediate rollback of the anti-people decision.Describing the move as a cruel joke and mortal blow on the common man and farmers, BJP has accused the government of conspiring with petrol 'mafia' and said it will not allow the hike and take to the streets instead.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flayed the Centre for steep hike and restricting the annual supply of LPG cylinders and said that the latter has inflicted a cruel joke on the people who are reeling under the price rise and inflation.
The government yesterday hiked diesel price by 5.63 rupees per litre and capped supply of subsidised LPG to 6 cylinders per household in a year.
BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said the restriction on LPG cylinder will have a minimum burden of 750 rupees every month on each family.
CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said both the diesel price hike and LPG restriction will hit the common
people and said his party will strongly protest the move.
AIADMK Chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa demanded immediate rollback of diesel price and the ceiling on supply of subsidised cylinders.