New Delhi, April 12: Seeking to corner the government, 13 Opposition parties, excluding BJP and its allies, tonight announced plans to bring a cut motion in the Lok Sabha demanding roll back of prices of petroleum products and fertilisers.
The parties, which account for 87 MPs in a House of 543, also decided to organise a nationwide strike on April 27 to press their demand.
“We shall unitedly move a cut motion (on demands for grants) and amendment to the Finance Bill demanding roll back in the relentless hike in prices of petroleum products and fertilisers”, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said at a joint press conference of leaders of the 13 parties which together have 87 members in the 543-member Lok Sabha.
–Agencies