Protesting against the further hike in petrol prices, the CPI and the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) staged demonstrations in city on Saturday. They demanded that the Central Government roll back the decision.
The CPI workers led by Bhubaneswar Zonal Committee secretary Sura Jena came in a procession from the party office to Rajmahal Square and held a meeting decrying the Government’s decision that would affect common people much due to the consequential rise in the prices of essential commodities.
The SUCI(C) workers led by Cuttack zonal committee secretary Khageswar Sethy held a demonstration at the College Square in Cuttack demanding immediate rollback of the decision of petrol price hike. Sethy pointed out that the oil companies have increased the petrol price for a third time in a month.
Samajwadi Party State president Rabi Behera in a statement also demanded rollback in petrol price hike. He pointed out that a hike of Rs 4.22 in the petrol price in one month is highly anti-people. The UPA- II has betrayed the Aam Aadmi.