"Present Day Rulers Can Go To Any Extent": Sena On Fuel Hike After Polls

The results of elections were declared on May 2 and there has been a hike in fuel prices since May 4, it said.

The Shiv Sena on Thursday criticised the Centre for hike in fuel prices after the recent Assembly polls in some states, saying the "present day rulers" can go to any extent for elections. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece "Saamana" said the fuel prices, which were always on the upswing, were suddenly reduced during the period of elections in four states (Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu) and a Union Territory (Puducherry). "But, the picture changed completely after the election results. The present day rulers can go to any extent for elections," the Marathi daily alleged. It said petrol and diesel rates have touched record highs after state-run oil marketing companies hiked prices "five times in a row".