“During my election campaigning, I had cautioned the electorate that the BJP and Congress would ditch them and would work for the benefit of industrial houses, if they win. The price hike has vindicated my stand,” she said.
The CM said on June 7, 2008 the price of petrol was Rs 52.79 per liter and of diesel Rs 36.25 per liter, but ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on January 29, 2009, the price was reduced to Rs 43.47 (petrol) and Rs 32.41 (diesel).
Mayawati also termed the Economic Survey tabled in the Parliament on Thursday a bundle of lies that reflected the anti-people and pro-business house approach of the UPA government.
She criticised the suggestion made in the Economic Survey, such as the disinvestment of PSU banks and handing over the oil exploration work — at present being done by the ONGC — to the private sector.
She said the survey did not address the woes of millions of workers in unorganised sector and small and medium industries, which are worst affected by the recession.
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