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JKPCC protests ninth increase in petro products’ prices in 10 days
JAMMU: District Congress Committee Jammu Urban on Thursday held a massive protest against the excessive price rise of Petrol, Diesel and Gas under the BJP government at
A large number of congress workers led by Working President PCC Raman Bhalla and former Minister J&K Yogesh Sawhney General Secretary PCC InCharge District President Jammu (Urban) under the Mehngai Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan of the Congress Party, assembled at Main Road, Digiana and held a strong protest.
The protest at Digiana was organised by Dwarka Choudhary Councillor JMC, Chief Whip Congress party.
Raising slogans and carrying placards, they shouted slogans marking their protest against the Modi government for its alleged “anti-people” policies. They also offered garlands on bikes and vehicles as symbolic gesture signifying the ‘death’ of transport due to extremely high prices of fuel.
Bhalla said that Congress has launched a week-long countrywide protest against inflation and rise in fuel prices.
Former Minister demanded that the rising prices of petrol and diesel be brought under control as it has been increased 9 times in the last 10 days.
He said that the rising prices directly affect the poor and the middle-class people, and the government should thus control the prices and inflation, and stop increasing the rates.
Bhalla alleged the government is attempting a triple assault on the common people by increasing the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG.
Yogesh Sawhney asserted that this shameless behaviour of the government needs to end. The people are suffering because of the sharp rise in prices of Diesel, Petrol and Gas. The Congress party urges the BJP government to stop this loot at once.
Sawhney further heavily criticised the Centre for ignoring the genuine plight of the public created by incessant hike in fuel prices since the last few years.
Prominent among those present on the occasion include Satish Sharma senior Congress leader, Pawan Dev Singh, Atul Sharma, Chander Shekhar Sharma, Baldev Singh Wazir, Sahil Shavotra, Mohibder Singh, Balbir Singh Beera, Mohinder Singh, Jaswant Singh, Harbans Lal Shrama, Harjinder Singh, Rajinder Singh Randhawa, Charan Singh, Capt. Subhash Choudhary, Khar Singh, Babu Ram Saini, Sonu Verma, K D Singh, Deepak Kumar beside others.