Centre urged to reduce price of petrol

Protest mode: Left activists staging demonstration in front of the Collectorate in Kurnool on Thursday.

KURNOOL: The activists of CITU and AITUC staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate here on Thursday urging the Centre to reduce the prices of petroleum products.

CITU president E. Pulla Reddy, AITUC president Makbool said the prices could be brought down if duties on the products were reduced.

Intervention sought

The government had never talked of the taxes it imposed on the essential petroleum products but went on harping on revision of prices in the international market. The government could intervene to absorb the hikes in the crude prices.

They alleged that the Congress government policies were helping the rich while the poor were subjected to exploitation.

The government had no control over the rich and their finances. The number of millionaires present in the Parliament were increasing year after year.

They said the millionaire politicians used the government resources for furthering their economic interests.

They alleged that Reliance Company made a profit of Rs. 2 lakh crore from the KG Basin Gas.

They said the prices of essential commodities would not come down unless the government reduced the duty rates and rolled back the fuel prices.

CITU leader M. Gopal and AITUC leader Subbarayudu presided over the meeting while AITUC senior leader Manohar Manikyam and others spoke.