Don’t test people’s patience any more

It is better for the UPA Government not to test people’s patience with its acts of price rise spree. Petrol price has been hiked by Rs. 7.50 per litre. Steepest-ever hike in petrol prices has shocked the people. UPA Government washes its hands off highest hike in prices of petrol by saying that the price of petrol stands de-regulated and this has been done by oil companies. But in reality, the oil companies can not announce the hike in prices on their own and at the time of their choosing. If the petroleum companies have increased prices to reduce their losses as per the government’s view point, why did they not do so in January when there were elections in five states, including UP and why did it a day after the end of Budget session? This shows that this UPA-II has no sensitivity. The entire nation is in fury over the complete failure of UPA-II to check prices of all essential commodities, including the petroleum products. To galvanize the rising anger of the people against the government, the entire opposition parties need to launch a joint and concerted agitation to paralyze the government so that it could dare not test the patience of the nation. By giving suggestions only to the UPA-II government to do this way or that way to check price rise will not do any purpose. The people of the nation have lost all hopes with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh-led UPA government. They are impatiently waiting for the opportunity to throw this government out. This government does not deserve to be in power even for a moment any more because of its total failure to halt the running away of prices of all essential commodities. The disenchantment of the people with the government is so deep that if it did not pay any attention to the problems being faced by them due to price rise at frequent intervals; it will definitely be taught a lesson that all predecessor governments will not like to forget. In democracy, sovereignty vests in the people of the nation. They are the masters. The majority of the poor people living below the poverty line are facing hardship to the extreme level. NDA led by BJP must seize the opportunity and come out on the streets against the government. It is good that NDA has decided to hold nation-wide bandh on May 31. But it must mobilize the support of Left and other political parties out of UPA to compel the government to review the price of petrol hike by Rs. 7.50 per litre by oil companies.