While the prices of onion and pulses have been soaring for past three weeks, the Congress leaders on Thursday protested in the State capital. This was probably the first such protest involving the Mahila Congress.
Congress which is using different tactics of protest across the country opened stalls in State capital and across the state and distributed onion and red gram for free at Thursday.
Protest at Roshanpura square was lead by Congress district president PC Sharma. During the protest Congressmen distributed onion and pulses among poor while woman Congress cell attracted attention towards through songs and play.
Congress chief spokesperson KK Mishra alleged that promises made by Modi Bovernment have fallen false at every front.
He said that whether it is issue of bringing back black money or providing Rs15 lakh in every bank account of the citizens and the claims of starting Acche Din and decreasing inflation across the nation have proven white lie.
Congress State president Arun Yadav said that the soaring inflation in the festive season have troubled the people across all the sections of the society. He alleged that Government has succumbed to the pressure of the hoarders.
Woman Congress President Mandavi Chouhan said that every district woman Congress cell has staged protest in their own way across the state protesting the increased prices of onion and pulses. District woman Congress has also burnt effigies at every district and in the state capital the dharna was successful due to which the effigy was not burnt.