Members of Social Unity Centre of India (SUCI) (Communist), Odisha State Committee held a demonstration here on Wednesday protesting against the hike of price of petrol, diesel and LPG by the BJP-led Central Government.
They said that the Modi Government which came to power in 2014 with a slogan ‘Achhe Din’ for people is working for the ‘Achhe Din’ of the owners of private oil companies.
Mentioning about the petrol, diesel and LPG prices, the agitators said when the Central Government had came to power in 2014 the price of crude oil per barrel was 105 Dollar and now it is 70 Dollar per barrel.
The Modi Government is trying to mislead the public saying that the price of the fuel have increased in the international market, they alleged.
Among others, Purnachandra Behera, Santosh Rath, Rajendra Verma, Niranjan Mohanty, Subash Nayak and Ganesh Tripathy were present.