Upset over CNG hike last month, the Arvind Kejriwal Government has decided to file a special leave petition seeking order to restore Delhi’s CNG quota on the lines of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
On the other hand, there is no plan to give relief to those using CNG. The auto unions are demanding reduction of CNG prices or a hike in fare in the wake of increase CNG prices.
They have threatened to go on strike from February 3. Sources said that Delhi Government will file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court in this regard.
In its affidavit before the High Court, Delhi Government had stated that it apprehended hike in price of CNG due to reduction in allocation following new guidelines by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas even as the Centre said that any shortfall will be met by import of the fuel.
The price of CNG or compressed natural gas in the national capital was hiked by a steep `4.50 per kilo, the second increase in rates in three months.