Urban Mirror Correspondent
New Delhi, May 21: The Lok Gathbandhan Party (LGP) today criticised the NDA government for being highly insensitive to the rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country. The party said while the petroleum prices have touched all time high in May, the government has so far not taken any correctives measures to provide solace to the people.
The spokesman of the party said here on Monday the NDA government instead of taking steps internally to check the prices, has simply blamed the external oil market forces for the crisis. The spokesman said while in Delhi the prices have gone up Rs 76.24 per litre, in Lucknow it is Rs 77.36 per litre, which is all time high, as the prices have gone up Rs 15 per litre during the last two months. The spokesman said for sheer political reasons the NDA government had frozen daily revision of prices of petroleum products during the Karnataka election, which has now resumed. Pointing out that middle class is worst affected, the spokesman asked the government to lower the excise duty on these products and also the state governments should follow it by cutting VAT and other levies.
The spokesman said ever since the rates were thrown open to international market, the crisis has worsened with the NDA government least bothered about the plight of the common man. The spokesman said by effectively controlling massive seepage in taxes, including excise duties and rampant corruption the relief could be provided to the people on this front. The spokesman however said the NDA government utterly lacked honesty, transparency and good governance to improve the situation. The spokesman said with same international fluctuations in oil market other countries have successfully maintained lower prices of the product. The LGP said India unfortunately is on top of the slab just because of mismanagement and lack of sensitivity towards the problems of common man. The spokesman said the mismanagement in the governance could also be gauged from the fact that value of Rupee has gone to 68 to a dollar, thereby hitting oil sector.
