Press : BJP National Spokesperson Shri Prakash Javadekar on diesel price

17-01-2013
Press Release
Press Statement issued by BJP National Spokesperson and MP
Shri Prakash Javadekar

The common man in the country is reeling under the pressure of continuous price rise. The government needs to give relief to the people by taming inflation. Instead government is heaping further load on the people by raising prices from rail to oil. BJP condemns government decision to raise diesel prices under the garb of allowing OMCs to review prices periodically. This is escapism of the government from its duties. BJP charged the government that it has already planned for Rs 10/li hike in diesel prices in few days from now.

The government has not declared its Hydrocarbon Pricing Policy though promised in the UPA manifesto and President’s address. There is no consistency in policy and decisions. It changed Petroleum Ministers 4 times and changed pricing decisions 15 times. This adhocism is causing irreparable loss to the economy.

Diesel price hike will have cascading effect and will push the general price line further.  It will increase all transport costs passengers as well as goods. It will increase prices of irrigation, tractors and other agricultural inputs.

India is experiencing high tax regime as far as petroleum products are concerned. The Central government will collect upto Rs 2 lakh crores as taxes from this sector alone this fiscal. The figures of the under-recoveries are also doubtful and much part of it is notional. Govt. expects consumer to pay the international prices along with higher taxes and also for inefficiencies of the OMCs which is injustice.

The decision of raising LPG cap from 6 to 9 is a farce. For 60 years people are getting unlimited LPG for domestic use. By its worst decision the government capped it to 6 which were atrocious in the first place so raising it by 3 makes no sense. Government must withdraw its decision and enforce the earlier regime allowing any number of LPG cylinders for domestic use.

(O.P. Kohli)
Headquarter Incharge

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