Opp members walk out over fuel prices

For the third day Opposition members from various parties in the Lok Sabha on Friday staged a walk-out against the hike in the fuel prices, with a Congress MP questioning the need to raise petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices following a 137 days hiatus after the conclusion of polls in five states .

Congress member Gaurav Gogoi (Cong) , who raised the issue, said people hit by inflation and Covid-19 needed relief and wondered as why government suspended the hike all through the assembly polls He asked why prices of petrol and diesel were increased three times in a week after a hiatus of 137 days. He claimed that tensions between Russia and Ukraine were simmering since December last year, but blaming the conflict now, the prices were hiked.