We will continue to be in UPA: Trinamool, DMK on oil prices

Kolkata/Chennai, Mar 2 (PTI) Trinamool Congress and DMK,
both allies in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA),
which are seeking a rollback in the hike of petrol and diesel
prices, on Tuesday made it clear that there is no threat to
the Government.
"We are in the UPA government and we will continue to be
in it," Trinamool chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee
told reporters in Kolkata.
"We don't want to get into any quarrel. In a democracy
different political parties have their own position and our
party has also articulated its view," she said.
In Chennai, Kanimozhi, daughter of Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi, also spoke in a similar
vein.
"There will be different points of view in a coalition
government but it doesn't mean that the alliance has to break.
We aork together in so many other issues and we have so many
common beliefs which keep us together. I think that is more
important," she said.
"Sorry to say what many people hope for will not happen,"
she said on reports that there was unease in the alliance.
While Trinamool has 19 MPs in the Lok Sabha, DMK has 18
in the 543-member House. The UPA strength with the outside
support of BSP and SP is 323.
"We are always for the people. If there is rise in
prices of petrol and diesel, it hits the common people. That
is why, we have appealed. It is the democratic way," Banerjee
said when asked about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments
ruling out any rollback in the hike of oil prices.
"Prices of essential commodities go up in case of
increase in prices of petrol and diesel. We have appealed to
the government to reconsider its decision," she said. PTI PKC
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