Maken, others to lead Cong protest in Delhi against fuel price hike
New Delhi
11-June-2021
Congress Treasurer Pawan Bansal, General Secretaries KC Venugopal, Harish Rawat and Ajay Maken will lead the protests on Friday at various locations in the national capital against the fuel hike.
Along with senior leaders, young leaders like Gaurav Gogoi, Devendra Yadav, Delhi in-charge Shakti Singh Gohil will also take part in the protest.
KC Venugopal, in a statement, said: "The BJP government has increased excise duty by Rs 23.87 per litre on petrol and Rs 28.37 on diesel in comparison to the previous UPA government. Because of the wrong policies and hefty taxes, petrol prices in many parts of the country have crossed Rs 100 per litre these days, while diesel prices are on the verge of reaching Rs 100 per litre. Everyone knows about the cascading effect of inflation of petrol and diesel on all kinds of essential commodities."
The wrong priorities and anti-people policies of the BJP government can also be gauged from the fact that in the last 13 months of the Corona epidemic, the prices of petrol and diesel have been increased by an unprecedented Rs 25.97 and Rs 24.18 respectively. In just last 5 months alone, the prices of petrol and diesel have been increased by 44 times, which is a living example of loot from the public by the BJP government at the Centre.-IANS
More Headlines
BJP MP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Pushed Him, LoP Dismisses Claim
Passengers May Face Inconvenience With ‘Rail Roko’ Protest In Punjab
India Reach 8/0 In Chase Of 275 As Bad Light Forces Tea Break
Tejashwi Yadav Calls ‘One Nation, One Election’ an RSS Agenda
3rd Test: Akash-Bumrah Salvage Follow-On For India On Rain-Hit Day 4
BJP MP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Pushed Him, LoP Dismisses Claim
Passengers May Face Inconvenience With ‘Rail Roko’ Protest In Punjab
India Reach 8/0 In Chase Of 275 As Bad Light Forces Tea Break
Tejashwi Yadav Calls ‘One Nation, One Election’ an RSS Agenda
3rd Test: Akash-Bumrah Salvage Follow-On For India On Rain-Hit Day 4