Cong stages sit-in against price rise
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, April 04 2022:
Denouncing the BJP-led Union government's decision to hike prices of essential items including petroleum products, Thoubal District Congress Committee organised a sit-in protest at its office complex located near Thoubal Athokpam DC office on Monday.
Among others, the protest demonstration was participated by Khangabok AC MLA Okram Surjakumar, Thoubal DCC president N Lukhoi and executives of District and Block Congress Committee, Mahila Committee and Youth Congress Committee.
The protestors denounced the increasing prices of essential items including petrol, diesel, cooking gas, natural piped line gas and CNG.
Frequent increase in prices of essential items is making the commoners suffer the most, they added.