This refers to the editorial "Keep politics aside: Gas price issue needs a fresh look" (February 13). By ordering an FIR against Reliance chief Mukesh Ambani, Union Cabinet Minister Veerappa Moily, former Oil Minister Murli Deora and former oil regulator VK Sibal, Arvind Kejariwal has shown a rare boldness and courage of conviction as a pro-people leader.
He has rightly questioned the intriguing manner in which Mukesh Ambani’s company has been persuading the Central government to hike the oil prices since 2007.
This was a blatant breach of the original agreement according to which Reliance was responsible for supplying gas to the NTPC at $2.3 per mBtu for 17 years. Now, the new rate of $8.4 per unit from April 1 will affect the economy and pauperise the common people. It will certainly push up the costs of transport, electricity and fertilisers. It is a brazen loot of the public money.
Kejriwal seems to know the pain of the masses and an uncanny wisdom to move forward as a leader. He has forcefully hit at the root of corruption by pointing a finger at Reliance which is controlling the oil wells in the KG-D 6 blocks of Andhra Pradesh. He has exposed the dubious links between some Cabinet ministers and the most powerful corporate house of the country. We ought to welcome such an honest and upright leader.
Dr RAJ BAHADUR YADAV, Fatehabad
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