Cong gets belligerent on rail fare, cooking gas price hike

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Cong gets belligerent on rail fare, cooking gas price hike

Friday, 03 January 2020 | PNS | Dehradun

Increase in rail fares and price of cooking gas cylinder has given a tool to the Opposition Congress to beat the Government. In protest against these decisions of the Government, the Uttarakhand Congress has decided to hold State-wide protests.

On Friday, the party would burn effigies of the Government in all district headquarters. In the protest, Member of Parliaments (MPs), former MPs, MLAs, former MLAs, district presidents, district panchayat presidents, office bearers of all frontal organisations and others are expected to take part. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Pritam Singh has termed the price rise as ‘New Year gift’ the Government. He said that the increase in price of cooking gas, hike in rail fare and increased cost of government health service has increased burden on the common man already reeling under price rise.

 Singh said that general public is feeling the heat of unrelenting attack of price rise in every sector and the recent increase in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas has further aggravated the problems. He said that union government has failed miserably on the front of controlling spiraling prices and the general public is now not in position to absorb the effect of increase in prices. The PCC president added that prices of commodities are at their peak during the BJP regime and the general public is bearing the brunt of the price hike. He said that the prices of petrol and diesel are increasing regularly even though the international crude price is going down.

The Congress leader said that the crude prices were around 150 US dollars during the regime of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) but the prices of petrol and diesel were kept in control by the then Government. He said that the prices of crude are low now but the Government is regularly increasing prices of petrol and diesel. Singh reminded that the BJP leaders had promised to bring down the prices before the elections but the promises were not fulfilled. On the contrary, the prices have skyrocketed which has hit the general public hard. 

Singh added that the increase in price of cooking gas would have a cascading effect on the prices which already are on a very high side and the prices of general commodities would become beyond the reach of general public.

He said that the Congress party would continue to register its protest on the price hike and would burn effigies of Government in all district headquarters on Friday.

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