JAMMU: Lodging its protest against the failure of BJP led NDA Government at the Centre to control price rise of petroleum products, the Pradesh Youth Congress (PYC) on Sunday held a massive demonstration at Raipur Domana to expose the Centre for pursuing anti-poor policies. Activists of Youth Congress shouted slogans against BJP government for hardship being faced by the common man due to unprecedented hike in the prices of essential commodities and failure of the government to check uncontrolled hike in the prices. Addressing party workers, PYC President Pranav Shagotra said that the BJP, which came to power at the Centre by raising hue and cry about price rise and high rate of inflation promising “Achhe Din”, had completely failed to control the prices of essential commodities and the general public is facing hardships in sustaining their livelihood.
He said that “Achhe Din” Jumbla appears to be only for big business houses while as common people are bearing brunt of the wrong economic policies of the NDA Government.
Shagotra further said the present Union Government has made ration out of the reach of the common man adding that the BJP had promised to bring down inflation in the country but the prices of pulses had increased by 100 per cent. “Further, the prices of petroleum products have decreased by 60 to 70 per cent in the international market but instead of passing on this benefit to the general public, the Central Government has instead hiked excise duty on crude oil”, he said and added that unprecedented hike in the prices of petrol and diesel last week was another burden on common masses.
Satish Sharma, General Secretary Pradesh Youth Congress, said that BJP government at the Centre had miserably failed to check inflation in the country and the prices of almost everything had doubled since the party came to power.
The protest was organised by Hoshiar Singh Chib LYC General Secretray and Ravi Kant AYC President Raipur Domana. PYC President was accompanied by Balbir Singh PYC Secretary, Chetan Wanchoo PYC Spokesperson, Charanjeet Singh LYC President, Ricky Dalotra LYC General Secretary, Sumit Sharma, Ramneek Singh LYC Secretary, Gurpreet Singh, Kunal Kohli Assembly President, Divyansh Jamwal, Parteek Singh, Vikrant Kahjuria and Dushant Singh.