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| Sonia signals support for fuel pric |
| Sonia signals support for fuel price rise, to brief allies
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| INDIA
, 4-March-2010
1:39:59 AM |
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Sending a strong message that she was fully behind the government on fuel price hike, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday praised Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for deft handling of the Union Budget.
"We have many essential social obligations and to meet them it is necessary to raise resources. I congratulate the Finance Minister for a fine and delicate balancing act, which has bee
Congress President will also talk to allies of the UPA Government on Thursday, and explain to them the party's position on fuel price hike.
Meanehile, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who has cautioned against instant populism, has told party MPs and UPA leaders that correcting distortions in petro good pricing was unavoidable. He also said the time to take bold decisions is "right now".
Mukherjee also referred to the window of opportunity available to the Centre and added that fuel price hike was critical to the economy.
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