"The Prime Minister's speech was uninspiring and disappointing. We are not happy about the speech at all....
"The people were expecting some relief, that he will be taking back the hike in diesel price and the cap on LPG cylinders. But he has only made lame excuses," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
BJP alleged Singh has only cited the economic crisis when the "real reason" behind the hike is corruption in UPA government.
"The PM could have acted tough on corruption and announced cancellation of the coal blocks allocations and auctions which would have given Rs 1.86 Lakh crore to the government coffers," Javadekar said. (more)
