Left for cut motion voting on fuel prices

The Left parties will press for cut motion voting on the issue of fuel prices in the Lok Sabha. They also plan to push for a proposed amendment to the Finance Bill seeking to do away with the hike in customs and excise on petroleum products affected through a notification on February 26.

The Left parties will press for cut motion voting on the issue of fuel prices in the Lok Sabha.

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They also plan to push for a proposed amendment to the Finance Bill seeking to do away with the hike in customs and excise on petroleum products affected through a notification on February 26.

To coordinate the plans for cut motion in the Lok Sabha and the general strike against price rise (both on February 27) the non-BJP, non-Congress parties — TDP, BJD, SP, BJD, and AIADMK — are meeting here on Thursday.

Though the Left is likely to press for another cut motion — on the issue of fertiliser prices — they are not likely to insist for voting on the issue. The Left, however, believes that the BSP’s indecisiveness on the issue is likely to save the government from a tight spot.