I am SHOCKED by the hike in diesel prices: Mamata

September 13, 2012 20:59

"We can't tolerate things that affect the common man. This hike will affect farmers. We were not consulted by the government about this," an infuriated Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister, told CNN-IBN.

"I am shocked by the hike," she said.

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