The Centre’s decision to increase fuel prices came under attack from both the allies and Opposition parties today. Expressing her “unhappiness”, Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said her party would ask the government to reconsider its decision.
“I am unhappy. I did not go to the meeting to give my approval to the decision of hiking the prices of LPG, kerosene and diesel,” said Banerjee. However, she said her party would not take any strong action, and ruled out withdrawal of support on the issue.
“The government has our crucial support and it will remain... Our party has 19 members and the government has 271 members. We are not a very big party but we can raise our voice,” she said. “We can give our views but they (Congress) are the major party. So they have to take a decision. I am not going to quarrel regarding this because it won’t look nice...But in a democracy, there is some system and in the system we will raise our voice,” she added.
