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Dhumal asks UPA to withdraw price hike

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Baldev S Chauhan New Delhi/ Shimla

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister P K Dhumal on Friday criticised the raising of petrol prices calling this step ‘anti people’ and asked the UPA government to withdraw the hike immediately.

“The rise in prices of petrol will affect the common men adversel, especially when people are already crushed by rising prices of other commodities,” Dhumal said.

“The UPA government has increased petrol prices four times recently. We all know rise in prices of petroleum products have a direct bearing on essential commodities,” he said.

 

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First Published: Sep 17 2011 | 12:29 AM IST

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