[Marxistindia] withdraw hike in cooking gas prices

[news from the cpi(m)]

August 1, 2017

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:


Withdraw the Hike in Cooking Gas Prices


The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) condemns the decision of the government to
raise the price of cooking gas cylinders by Rs. 4 per month till a time
when the entire subsidy on gas cylinders is wiped out.

This decision runs totally against the high profile “Give it Up” campaign
conducted by the Prime Minister to persuade families that can afford gas
cylinders without subsidy to give up their subsidy so that these can be
given to the poor.

Further, this is happening when the international prices of oil are
sharply declining. Clearly, this government is fleecing the people in
order to augment its revenue collections, when the prices of petroleum
products should actually decline in line with the international trend.

The Polit Burau of the CPI(M) demands the immediate withdrawal of this
harsh burden being imposed on the vast majority of the people of our
country.





(Hari Singh Kang)
For Central Committee Office