India, June 8 -- Amid a fresh Rs.29 increase in the price of cooking gas (LPG) cylinders, the second hike in the last three months, and a month-long rise in fuel prices, opposition parties in Maharashtra on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central government. While Shiv Sena (UBT) staged a protest in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad), NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar warned that the ruling party would eventually have to bear the political consequences of rising fuel costs and what he termed policy mismanagement.

Responding to questions from the media on the latest Rs.29 increase in LPG cylinder prices, Pawar criticised the Narendra Modi-led government over rising fuel costs and their impact on household budgets, pa...