Vijay opposes hike in fuel prices; seeks immediate rollback

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected Friday opposed the substance terms hike and urged the Union authorities to rotation backmost the hike immediately.

In a statement, Mr. Vijay said that it was unacceptable, contending that it would severely impact the buying capableness of the mediocre and the downtrodden. He pointed that the lipid selling companies bash not alteration the prices of substance erstwhile the crude lipid prices autumn and alternatively realised the profits. The hike successful substance prices particularly aft the Assembly predetermination successful immoderate States and Union territory was unacceptable.

“The monthly income of the poor, the downtrodden and the mediate class, who usage two-wheelers and mini buses would beryllium affected,” Mr. Vijay said. Those who obtained loans to run vehicles would beryllium forced to incur further expenditure and their system would beryllium affected too,” the CM said.

Due to the emergence successful the prices of fuel, the conveyance rentals are besides acceptable to increase, the CM said. “It would summation ostentation and it would impact the purchasing powerfulness of the mediocre and the downtrodden.” Mr. Vijay further said that the manufacturing outgo successful the MSME assemblage would spell up and it would pb to stagnation successful the marketplace and impact the export of goods.

Published - May 15, 2026 07:46 p.m. IST

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