New Delhi: Political leaders on Saturday react over hike in fuel prices. Petrol price was hiked by Rs 3.13 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.71 per litre, the second straight steep increase in rates this month.
BJP leader Sambit Patra said that the government has no control over the price of the fuel and that any changes in prices are based on international crude oil price.
Congress slammed BJP government over the hike in prices and said that the same BJP people used to slam the UPA government when the fuel price was hiked during the latter’s regime.
CPI leader D Raja called the situation ‘highly deplorable’ for the common man. MDMK Chief Vaiko said that this is a clear testimony that the NDA government headed by BJP is an anti-people government.