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Opposition members walk out of LS protesting fuel price hike

04 Apr 2022 Evaluate

Opposition members, including those from the Congress, TMC and Shiv Sena, today walked out of the Lok Sabha (LS) protesting towards fuel price hike. As soon as the Zero Hour started, DMK members entered the well of the House by raising slogans and after the members from other opposition parties also joined by raising the issue of fuel price rise.

As Rajendra Agrawal, who was chairing the Home proceedings continued to run the Zero Hour, Congress, DMK, TMC, Left parties, Shiv Sena and NCP staged a walk out. Petrol costs had been hiked for the 12th time in the last 14 days as world crude oil costs rose.