New Delhi : In a astonishing comment, Oil Minister M
Veerappa Moily today said petroleum ministers are "threatened" by import
lobbies not to take decisions that will cut Indias USD 160 billion...
Moily, who has been under attack from the CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta for proposing to hike natural gas prices by 60 per cent, said he has been striving to attract investments in almost stagnant oil and gas exploration which will lead to higher domestic output and lesser reliance on imports.
"I am telling you with all sense of responsibility (that) we are
floating in oil and gas in this country. And we do not explore it. We
put every obstruction not to do it. There is bureaucratic obstructions
and delays.
And also there are other lobbies. They do not want us to stop imports. There are some lobbies who are working on that. Every minister is threatened many a times. Every minister who occupies this position is threatened," he told to the sources.
Moily however refused to name anyone or identify anyone who may have directly or indirectly threatened ministers.
Moily, who has been under attack from the CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta for proposing to hike natural gas prices by 60 per cent, said he has been striving to attract investments in almost stagnant oil and gas exploration which will lead to higher domestic output and lesser reliance on imports.
And also there are other lobbies. They do not want us to stop imports. There are some lobbies who are working on that. Every minister is threatened many a times. Every minister who occupies this position is threatened," he told to the sources.
Moily however refused to name anyone or identify anyone who may have directly or indirectly threatened ministers.
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