The unprincipled hike Posted on October 20, 1999 by Uttam Gupta The-unprincipled-hike Tags: naphtha, deficit, diesel, import parity, 'oil bonds', Budget (1999-2000), OPA, Union Minister, LSHS, Petroleum & Natural Gas, accountability, heads-I-win-tails-you-lose, transparency, anomalies, fuel oil