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KATHMANDU: Cadres of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP-N) on Sunday have picketed the office of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) at Babarmahal, to pile pressure on the state company to bring down the recently hiked prices of petroleum products.
The party had also staged a similar demonstration on the NOC office premises last week halting day-to-day works at the office. NOC had brought in force the new price format to adjust with international market.
Various student unions, gas dealers, consumer rights activists had taken to the street after the NOC, the state-controlled company for import and distribution of petroleum products in the country, decided last week to hike fuel prices.
Even some of the lawmakers have submitted a memorandum to the NOC demanding that it roll back the hiked prices. The prices of petrol, Kerosene and diesel were each increased by Rs 3.0 per litre. Likewise, the price of the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) was increased by Rs 75.0.
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