[Marxistindia] stop price increase of petrol and diesel

[news from the cpi(m)]

February 16, 2013

 

Press Statement

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:

 

Stop the Price Increase of Petrol and Diesel

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly protests the hike in the price of petrol by Rs. 1.50 per litre  and the monthly hike in the price of diesel by 45 paise.

 

Since the deregulation of petrol pricing, there is a constant and steep increase in the price of petrol. In the case of diesel, the price rise will be continuous on a monthly basis.  The government is only adding to its tax revenues by such escalating prices of petroleum products and increasing the profits of the oil companies at the expense of the common people.

 

The CPI(M) demands the cancellation of the price hike and the restoration of the administered price mechanism. To protest against this added burden on the people, the Party calls upon all sections of the people to support and join the general strike called by the Central Trade Unions on February 20 and 21, 2013.