Muzaffarpur (Bihar): Social activist Tamannaah Hashmi has filed a complaint against Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Muzaffarpur Court, holding the union government answerable for the rising fuel prices in the country.
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"A case has been registered against Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan under sections 295, 295A, 511, 420. A complaint has been filed against the minister in Muzaffarpur CGM court regarding the increasing price of petrol, diesel.", said Tamannaah Hashmi, a social worker.
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At present, the Union Government and the Petroleum Ministry are buying petrol and diesel from abroad at low prices and selling them to the public at arbitrary prices. A double price is being charged from the public than the current price of oil in the international market.
