New Delhi: The UPA government's decision to hike fuel prices has not gone down well with the Opposition.
Terming it as anti-people, the BJP has decided to launch a nationwide protest against the hike.
Earlier, the government hiked the retail price of petrol by Rs two per litre and price of diesel by Re one per litre to offset the losses incurred by oil marketing companies (OMCs) due to continued surge in global prices of oil, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said today.
The price of petrol has increased by Rs 2 a litre, and diesel Reone a litre and would be effective from midnight.
