Letter Published in The National UAE on 13Sep 18Fuel prices in India take their toll on the common man
I write in reference to your article Indian opposition leads nationwide protests over high fuel prices(September 11). The recent strike this week spurred by increased fuel prices in India and followed by vandalism by the protesters is a troubling development for the country. Unfortunately, fuel prices are usually not the same across the nation and vary from state to state. Despite the fluctuation of the international oil price, the prices for Indian consumers are fixed. That in itself is not a bad thing, but there is no uniformity nationwide and as a result the common man suffers. Those in power appear unable to remedy this. Protests should be peaceful and there is never any excuse for looting and damaging public property, but their grievances are somewhat justified.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru
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