Today, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be talking to her party MPs before Parliament meets to explain the party's position on the issue of rollback.
Yesterday, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee spent 45 minutes with his party MPs to explain his controversial decision to increase the prices of petrol and diesel.
Hitting out at the government, BJP on Wednesday said it has scored a "double century" on price rise and questioned the "silence" of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the "burning issue". (Read: BJP questions Sonia's 'silence' on price rise)
The hike has led to much criticism from the Opposition, but more worrying for the government is its own allies like the DMK expressing their unhappiness over the decision.
Acknowledging that the Union government had its own pressures in increasing petrol and diesel prices, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, whose party DMK is a key UPA ally, on Wednesday said it would persuade the Centre to roll back the prices.
Source : http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/after-pranab-sonia-to-explain-fuel-price-hike-to-mps-17170.php
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