The CPI(M), Bhubaneswar unit on Saturday staged a mass administration in front of the ADM office here in protest against skyrocketing of prices in essential commodities like onion, garlic, ginger, potato, edible oil and dal.
The party demanded that the State Government supply all essential commodities at subsidised rates to people through the ration cards at the earliest. Besides, the party demanded that the Government take all stops to increase production of the above items in the State.
Later, the party handed over a memorandum, addressed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, to the ADM in favour its demand.
Party’s district secretary Sal Marndi presided over the protest meeting where senior leader Janardan Pati spoke. Among others, CPM State council member Suresh Panigrahi, district committee members Prabhat Panigrahi, Jagdish Jena, Rama Tripathy, Minati Panigrahi, Rabindra Tudu, Prafulla Bhoi, Bikram Nayak, Pradipta Nayak, Sukant Sethy and Bimal Nayak were present.