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SP, Left party workers stage protest against fuel price hike

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UPA Government falling prey to U.S. economic imperialism, says CPI(M) leader

MANGALORE: The Left parties and Samajwadi Party of Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday launched a joint protest against fuel price hike here on Tuesday.

The leaders of the parties took out a procession from Bauta Gudde to the DC Office Circle, where they held a demonstration.

Addressing the demonstrators, CPI(M) district unit general secretary K.R. Sriyan said the hike had affected the common man badly. It appeared as if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was falling prey to U.S. economic imperialism.

In an oil-based economy such as India, everything depended on the fuel prices. A slightest imbalance could trigger a snowballing effect, he said.

`Promise not kept'

CPI district unit president B.K. Krishnappa said the Left parties were giving support to the UPA Government based on the principle of welfare for all. The UPA Government was not keeping its word in this regard, he said.

Petrol was no more a rich man's domain as two-wheelers had become a necessity for the common man.

Hike in diesel price would result in spiralling of the cost of essential commodities, he added.

Samajwadi Party leader Rukmayya Poojary said a hike in fuel prices was not unnecessary and unjustified.

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