The State Congress would hold a six-hour “Chaka Jam” agitation in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Monday to protest againstthe rising fuel prices.
Party leaders and activists would congregate at various places including fuel stations between 6 am and 12 pm and request people not to use their vehicles and support the strike.
The party would protest against the unprecedented rise in the prices of petrol, diesel and lPG by the Centre and demand reduction in the prices. It will also demand for cutting of the 26 per cent VAT collected by the State Government.
“We have requested the residents of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to protest against the rise in fuel prices. All should stop using their vehicles and any machinery that runs on diesel and petrol,” said PCC president Niranjan Patnaik.
The Commissionerate police would deploy more than 22 battalions at important junctions to maintain ant law and order situation. While the BJD has welcomed the agitation, the State BJP said the Congress is acting like a supporting rod of the BJD in the State.
Congress workers, as a precursor to the “Chaka Jam” stir on Sunday held a bike rally and took out a procession bearing torches from the Congress Bhawan to Ram Mandir Square in Bhubaneswar.