Congress protest against price hike | Guwahati News – Times of India

Guwahati: Assam Congress Statewide protests were held on Thursday against the hike in the prices of fuel and other essential commodities.
A Public Appeal Pamphlet by Assam PCC President Bhupen Kumar borah and Assam CLP leader Devvrat Saikia, distributed listing the five major ‘failures’ of the BJP government.
“We all know that the BJP came to power at the Center and in the state by promising ‘acche din’ (better days) and ‘change’. But the promise of achhe din aane still remains a distant dream as rising prices of essential commodities like petrol, diesel, cooking gas and vegetables have hit all sections of people hard,” he said.
The Congress said in a statement that after the BJP came to power, the price of LPG cylinders increased from Rs 400 to around Rs 1,000, mustard oil from Rs 70 to Rs 200 per liter, petrol from Rs 60 to Rs 100 per litre. has occurred. And moong dal per kg from Rs 55 to Rs 100. “With a soft heart for the business community, the BJP-led government has utterly failed to rein in the skyrocketing prices. Unscrupulous traders, middlemen and syndicates running with the blessings of the government are the main reasons for the rise in prices,” alleged Bora.

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