Criticising the latest increase in the prices of petrol and diesel as an anti-people measure, CPI here today demanded its rollback.
The hike was a clear case of the NDA Government inflicting hardships on the common man and there would be a cascading effect on the overall price scenario of the essential commodities, CPI state unit Secretary C R Viswanathan said in a release.
The NDA Government was continuing the previous Congress led UPA government's policy in letting public sector oil marketing companies raise the prices.
