In a bid to mount pressure on UPA government, allies Samajwadi Party and JD(S) will join Left parties, BJD and TDP for a nationwide "powerful" protest next Thursday to oppose the decision to allow foreign players in retail and hike in diesel prices. In a joint statement, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and others alleged that the UPA government has "stuck cruel blows on the people one after another" by raising diesel price, limiting subsidized cooking gas, opening up of multi-brand retail and disinvestment of PSUs. The joint statement, however, does not mention about yesterday's government decision allowing FDI in aviation and broadcasting. "Let us all unite to stop these measures which will further burden the people and ruin their livelihood. Let there be a powerful protest on September 20 through hartals, picketing, demonstrations and court arrest programmes," the statement said.
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