Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will undertake a protest march against the steep petrol price hike of more than Rs 7.50 per litre. Mamata will lead a rally from Hazra to Jadhavpur in south Kolkata on Saturday evening protesting against the hike.
Mamata's party had skipped the Union Cabinet meeting at Prime Minister Manmohan SIngh's residence on Thursday. She claimed on Wednesday evening after the hike was announced that her party had not been consulted.
"We have made a commitment to support this government and that is the reason we are not moving out. But our support does not mean that we cannot protest. We believe that the government is being unjust, it's one sided and not correct," said Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The West Bengal Chief Minister also expressed her anger saying that her party had no role in the move. She said, "No one discussed it with us, no important issues are discussed with us."
However, she reiterated that she was not walking out of the government, though she said that her party would continue to protest while remaining in the government.
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