Why Petrol is so costly?
Why Petrol is so costly? KARTIKEYA SEMWAL DEHRADUN, MAY 26, 2012: Petrol is such an important article of human use, that without it life could come to a standstill. Industries could cease to exist and economies could collapse. Prices of petrol are affordable for public in other countries but in India, it’s a completely different story. Poor people can’t even think of using it. And now with prices touching Rs.74/litre, even the middle class wouldn’t be able to afford it for long. Yet MPs and MLAs and politicians of ruling party at the centre government have the facility of using as much petrol as possible for free. Infact they get a petrol allowance for it. The question is, why should only general public bear the brunt of petrol price hike? Why not the MPs and MLAs be made to pay the price of petrol that they and their families use for free? Why are they given petrol allowance when they are paid monthly wages of lakhs? With increase of Rs.20 in the last 3 years, Congress led