Stop giving excuse on fuel prices, Congress tells Centre
New Delhi, Aug 27 : As diesel prices touched a record high across metro cities on Monday, the Congress said that this is the distorted and horrendous definition of "aache din" and asked the government to stop giving excuse of legacy issue.
"If this is the distorted, horrendous definition of ‘aache din', then I would like to find out which dictionary defines 'aache din' like this," said Congress Spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
"We are talking of diesel for tractors and trucks and also because your distribution of everything is too crucial. But there is silence," he added.
Singhvi said: "We are getting sermons from the Finance Ministry every day and the only best answer they find is ‘legacy' issue. After four-and-a-half years, the petrol and diesel prices are touching Rs 77 and Rs 70 respectively.
"You still have to talk of legacy issue. Actually, the legacy was very beneficial to you when you came to power. You were getting oil per barrel at half the price at which we were getting," he added.
Diesel prices touched a record high across metro cities on Monday, barring Mumbai. Prices of petrol too inched nearer to all-time peak across major cities.
In the national capital, diesel was priced at Rs 69.46 per litre, against the previous high of Rs 69.32 recorded on Sunday, according to data from the Indian Oil Corporation.
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Actress Shilpa Shetty's restaurant booked for breaching operating hours
Bengaluru (PTI): A case has been registered against a high-end restaurant co-founded by Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty for allegedly operating past the legal closing hours, police said on Wednesday.
The restaurant, Bastion, located on St Marks road here, was allegedly found operating beyond the stipulated hours, hosting late-night parties in violation of rules on December 11, they said.
"Based on the complaint of a police officer, a case was registered on December 14 under relevant sections of the Karnataka Police Act at Cubbon Park police station against the manager and staff of the establishment for violating the rules," a senior police officer said.
According to the FIR, the police officer was on special patrol duty within the police station limits on December 11, and following a tip-off from an informant, he inspected the restaurant.
"At around 1.30 am, when the complainant visited the restaurant, it was found that the manager was operating it unauthorisedly beyond the timings fixed by the government, the FIR stated.
