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Petrol price lowered due to president poll, will be increased again: Mamata

Press Trust of India | Updated Jun 28, 2012 at 10:22pm IST

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Kolkata: With the price of petrol cut by by Rs 2.46 per litre, Trinamool Congress chief and UPA ally Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday night that the price has been lowered with an eye to the presidential election and would be increased later.

"The price has come down because of the presidential election. They will increase the price later," Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister, said before leaving Writers Buildings.

"The price of crude oil has decreased by Rs 100. The price of petrol should have been cut by Rs 10 to Rs 30 per litre," she said.

Petrol price lowered due to president poll: Mamata

The price of crude oil has decreased by Rs 100. The price of petrol should have been cut by Rs 10 to Rs 30 per litre, Mamata said.

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