Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav said Monday hike in prices of petroleum products on the day opposition parties staged 'Bharat Bandh' shows government's "insensitivity" towards common people.
He claimed that demonetisation and GST were imposed to increase imports from China.
Petrol price Monday increased by 23 paisa a litre and diesel by 22 paisa a litre, according to the price notification issued by state fuel retailers.
Yadav said, "While the opposition is protesting, prices of petrol and diesel have been hiked again this morning. This reflects the government's audacity and arrogance and insensitivity towards the common man."
Yadav said, "They (BJP) say that they are going to rule for 50 years. This shows their arrogance. They have forgot results of the three UP bye-elections in which they have to taste humiliating defeat. The people are waiting to rid themselves from the misrule."
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