Sonias group to vet oil price hike tomorrow
THE Congress leadership on Thursday directed the finance and petroleum ministers to place its proposals for fuel price hike before a ministerial group on Friday. The informal group comprising Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Mr AK Antony, Mr P Chidambaram and Mr Murli Deora will work out a politically tenable package for dealing with the issue. There are clear indications that the package will be a combination of duty cuts and a moderate hike in the prices.