The communist parties are going on strike against the ruling congress government.The Left parties call for a powerful countrywide protest movement against the steep hike in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices.Yesterday we had a auto strike in chennai against the hike in petrol price.

Fuel Price Hike Thoroughly Unjustified - says the CPI(M) in a press release.

The statement says

The hike in the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG announced by the Government today is unjustified. If the suggestions put forward by the Left Parties are taken into account, this price hike would be totally unnecessary.

The left parties demands a transparent pricing policy.
The Left parties demand that the UPA government review the decision on the price hikes. It should cut excise duties more and impose windfall taxes on private companies.

What is at stake today is not the market capitalization of the oil companies but the livelihood of the working people who are already suffering from back-breaking inflation.

Its good at least this party is talking sense to some level, with foresight and seriously worries about common man.