Today's hike of 50 paise per litre will cause further hardship to the people who are already suffering from economic slowdown, unemployment and price rise, she said in a statement here.
"The government, which is incapable of arresting the falling value of the Indian rupee, is burdening its incapability on the people which is unacceptable. This shows the Congress-led UPA government is going away a long distance from people by not respecting their feelings," she said.