Govt plans to reduce petrol, diesel prices
New Delhi, Jan 7: The Government on Wednesday, Jan 7 said that it might reduce the petrol and diesel prices in the next two to three weeks. "We will try to reduce the prices of petrol and diesel in the next 2-3 weeks," Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told media persons at the AICC Headquarters here.
The
government
also
said
it
may
cut
the
price
of
cooking
gas."There
was
loss
on
that
count
to
the
government,"
he
said.
However,
he
hinted
at
a
reduction
of
Rs
20-25
per
cylinder.
Earlier
in
December
last
year,
the
government
had
reduced
the
price
of
petrol
by
Rs
5
per
liter
and
diesel
by
Rs
2
per
liter.
Speaking
on
the
truckers"
strike,
the
Minister
said,
"Somebody
perhaps
is
misguiding
them."
The
All
India
Motor
Transport
Congress,
which
represents
around
six
million
truckers
across
the
country
called
for
the
indefinite
strike
from
Monday,
demanding
reduction
of
diesel
prices
and
withdrawal
of
the
service
tax
on
truckers.
ANI