YouthCongress workers today burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BMCChowk here to protest the rising fuel prices and inflation.
Ledby MLA Rajinder Beri, In-Charge Punjab Youth Congress Bunty Shelke, and PresidentJalandhar Youth Congress Angad Dutta, the protesters raised slogans and held a protestmarch which started from Congress Bhawan, Rajinder Nagar, Jalandhar to BMCChowk against the Modi government for its failure to control the prices of fueland other essential items.
Duringthe Protest Rajinder Beri MLA Jalandhar Central strongly attacked the BJPGovernment at the centre for the sharp price hike of essentials commoditieswhich is sucking the blood of common man.
Hesaid that in the present scenario the Modi government has failed on all thefronts. “The focus of the central government seems to be shifted from helpinglivelihoods to revenue generation. While entire country is battling thecoronavirus, increase in diesel and petrol prices has shaken the financial conditionsof the people”.
Peoplehad lost their earning during the lockdown; therefore, keeping in view theeconomic condition of the people amid the pandemic, the Centre should immediatelyreduce the prices of petrol, diesel and gas by decreasing the taxes and providesome relief to the common man, he added.
BuntyShelke, In-Charge Punjab Youth Congress said that during Congress rule the rateof LPG cylinder was Rs 414 while now under BJP rule the rate has gone to Rs900. “Rate of petrol per litre was Rs 60 which now has reached to Rs 102 andthe rate of diesel which was under Rs 55 per litre, is now at Rs 92”.
Moreover,the prices of pulses and Mustard oil have doubled in last 10 years, Shelkesaid, adding that Modi Govt has imposed heavy taxes on the people, as itseconomic policies have been total failure leading to worst ever economicsituation and lowest ever growth of the Country leading to unprecedented pricerise of all commodities.
AngadDutta said that “With barely any control by the government, private companiesare increasing the rates of petrol, diesel and gas cylinders time and again.Income sources of common man have shrunk after lockdowns were imposed but thegovernment instead of providing any relief has resorted to hiking prices ofpetrol, diesel and other essential commodities thereby burdening peoplefinancially.
AkashdeepSingh Majithia and Navinder Mann said that the Centre has turned a blind eyetowards the plight of a common man. Earlier farmers and now labourers would endtheir lives along with their families if the Centre fails to take correctivemeasures. He further added Demonetisation, faulty GST, and Covid -19, haveruined the industry and traders. The Central Government is busy in its Cabinetexpansion while it has done nothing to provide any relief to common people.
Otherswho were part of the protest includes Jaskaran Sohi, Gen Sec Jalandhar YouthCongress, Charanjit Singh Channi Gen. Sec. Youth Congress, Randeep Sandhu,President Jalandhar Cantt, Parveen Phelwan President Jalandhar Central, JagdeepSingh, Sonu Sandhar, Shivam Pathak, Karan Pathak and among other Youth Congressworkers.