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India's four main left parties Sunday condemned the hike in petrol prices and demanded a reversal of the policy of de-regulation of petrol pricing, reported the Indo-Asian News Service.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) said the increase in petrol price by five rupees (0.1 U.S. dollar) a litre was "another cruel blow".
The decision immediately after the elections "shows that the hike in the price of petrol is politically manipulated", they said in a statement.
It is referring to the local legislative elections in five Indian states, including Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala, held in April and May.
The Left lost in both West Bengal and Kerala in the elections to Congress and its allies.
"The government refuses to restructure the ad valorem tax structure on import of petro products. If the cess revenues earned by the government due to rise in international prices is returned to oil companies, then there would be no need to hike prices and burden the aam admi," it said.
The statement urged protests to "demand a reversal of the deregulation policy".
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Indian politicians who are in the power in center is just doing a hilarious act for the public. I hope this situation will be taken care of one day.
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