Distressed people are forcing opposition parties to come together against the "anti-people" government of the BJP at the Centre, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Monday at a rally called by Left parties in Delhi against rising fuel prices.

Seven Left parties, including CPI(M), CPI, RSP, Forward Block, CPI(ML), Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) and Communist Ghadar Party of India, staged a demonstration, alleging that the rise in fuel prices has a cascading inflationary effect. They said this effect is contributing to economic slowdown and reducing employment and new job opportunities.