Holding placards and banners, the student activists of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) staged a demonstration outside the Petroleum Ministry on Thursday against the government over the steep hike in fuel prices.
According to police, around 20 protestors were detained during the protest outside the parliament and were taken to the police station in two buses. “This government is continuously increasing the prices. The prices of petrol and diesel have been increasing continuously for the last several days. It is very unfortunate that due to the corona pandemic, the country's economy is at a standstill but the government is constantly putting the burden of inflation on the pockets of people.
It will never be tolerated,” said Nitish Gaur, National Secretary of NSUI. The NSUI said the students' fraternity protested "in a unique way" by singing songs against inflation and rising fuel prices. Some students were seen sitting outside the petroleum ministry and singing popular number 'Mehangai Daayan', while several others played musical instruments like Harmonium and Dafli. The Congress has been holding protests regularly against the rising prices. Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 per litre as against Rs 101.01 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 92.27 per litre to Rs 93.07, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.