The State Congress party is gearing up for the state wide economic blockade called on January 31 in protest of none payment of Rs 2,400 as the support price for paddy, reducing the electricity prices to half and others.
Movement of goods across the state will remain suspended for one day, informed Shailesh Nitin Trivedi media in-charge Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) on Thursday. Notably President of CGPCC Bhupesh Baghel has called the economic blockade. Trivedi said that for ensuring participation of common man in large numbers meetings of block level and district level Congress committee are being held. The movement of goods shall be stopped on January 31 as mark of protest, he said. “Farmers in State are not been given their rights. The bonus of Rs 3880 crore is
yet to be paid. BJP had promised providing of free electricity in the elections of 2008 and 2013 and has still not fulfilled it,” Trivedi charged and added that the economic blockade would begin from 10 am and would end at 5 pm barring emergency services. He further informed that Chhattisgarh Congress party has demanded immediate paying of Rs 2,400 on paddy. Bring transparency in transportation, weighing, purchasing of gunny bags and payment of wages.
Curtail the electricity price for domestic use to half as Chhattisgarh produces enough electricity and slash the 25 per cent VAT to 4 percent.