Date:04/07/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/07/04/stories/2009070458050700.htm

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‘Roll back petrol, diesel prices’

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: The Indian National Lok Dal has called for an immediate rollback of the latest increase in petrol and diesel prices.

Describing the petrol price hike as a cruel thanksgiving gift by the Congress Government at the Centre to the citizens, INLD chief Om Parkash Chautala said the steep hike would have a cascading effect on inflation and prices of all necessary items and vegetables would shoot up.

In a statement here, the former Haryana Chief Minister warned the Government not to underestimate the people’s power in a democracy. “Power has gone to the head of the Congress and it has now shown its true colours and forgotten all its poll promises of curbing prices,” he charged.