Congress party protests against fuel price hike in Wabagai
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network

Kakching, July 13 2021: Congress party in Manipur on Tuesday protested against hike in the prices of petroleum products.

The protest staged in front of an oil pump (Yumnam Oil Service) at Wabagai Lamkhai in Kakching district was organized by the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) in association with the Kakching District Youth Congress.

The protesters shouted various slogans against BJP governments at the Centre as well as in the state, denouncing the ever increasing prices of diesel and petrol.

Later, the police dispersed the protestors.

They also demanded roll-back to the prices while alleging that the BJP government hiked the prices of the diesel and petrol despite sharp reduction in the price of the crude oil in the international market.

The protesters also displayed placards that read as "BJP government, don't kill people by price hike", "Down, down anti-people economy policy of BJP government", "Modi's Achhe din becomes a burden for all (India)", etc.

However, police who arrived at the protest site dispersed the protesters saying that they were defying curfew to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the district.

Taking part in the protest, MPYC general secretary Pukhrambam Bamkimchandra alleged that when the crude price is at an all-time low in the international market, the prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas are fast increasing.

The Congress leader then said, "Keeping aside the voices against the price hike, the government keeps hiking the prices.

By doing so, now the price of petrol per liter has crossed above Rs 105".He also said that the hike in the prices of fuels was unreasonable, while alleging that it is nothing but the BJP government is "looting" the poor people of the country.

The Congress leader then demanded the government a roll-back of the prices of fuel while saying that the incessant hike in fuel prices is an additional burden to the common people.

He then said that while COVID-19 restrictions put the common people at the limit of their woes, a drought like situation has added to the burden to the farmers of the state.

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