Sit in protest staged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 18 2020:
City District Youth Congress staged a sit in protest to demand the roll back of LPG price hike at Iroisemba today.
The protest was held with members of Youth Congress and Mahila Congress of Uripok, led by Sarifa Rahman, Indian Youth Congress secretary i/c Manipur, Amir Hussain, president Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress, Ng Dilipkumar Meitei, vice president MPYC , N Mahananda, general secretary MPYC, Tonton Iromcha, president, City DYC, AYC president of Uripok, Keishamthong, Yaiskul.
The protester raised placards and slogans against the Modi led BJP Government for increasing the LPG price by Rs 149 taking the price of non-subsidised gas cylinder to Rs.858.50 .
"Economy of our country is going to dogs, GDP growth is consistently dropping, while inflation is touching the sky", he asserted.
Meanwhile, A district level campaign to demand NRU was launched at Uripok Bachaspati Leikai Imphal to highlight the issue of rising unemployment in India.