Following the instruction of All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sunday, the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) has decided to stage a massive protest against the rising prices of petroleum products and cocking gas.
In order to ensure the success of the protest, a meeting of party officials and senior leaders has been called on Monday at Congress Bhawan in the State Capital under the chairmanship of JPCC Chief cum Finance Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon.
A meeting has also been called on July 14 on the issue of participation of party workers in the formation of ‘Bis Sutri’ committee and on the issue of outreach survey campaigns of the party district heads. This meeting will be held at the residence of Oraon.
In this meeting, other programmes including Pad yatra, Cycle yatra, Signature and Slogan campaign will be organised against the rising prices of fuels.
JPCC Spokesperson Alok Kumar Dubey said that following the instruction of All India Congress Committee (AICC), protests against rising prices of petroleum products will be held at the block and district levels to the State level. He said that in the last two months, the Central Government has increased the price of petroleum products 29 times and the price of petrol has gone up to Rs 100 per liter in 150 cities of the Country. “Every family has been affected by this price hike. In the demonstration, the workers of the leading organisations of the party, Mahila Congress, Youth Congress and Students ‘ Union will hold demonstrations from the district level to the block level. In view of the crisis, economic slowdown and unemployment of the common people in the Corona pandemic, the State Congress Committee will conduct a massive agitation and a fierce demonstration against the Central Government to reduce the price of petrol, diesel and essential things,” he added.
Speaking on the issue, JPCC Spokesperson, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo said that a Cycle yatra would also be organized at the district level by the party against the price hike, in which all MPs, MLAs and leaders and workers of the party would participate. “The cycle yatra will be up to 5 km. Apart from this, marches and processions will also be taken out by party leaders and workers against inflation and increase in oil prices,” he added.
JPCC Spokesperson, Rajesh Gupta said that during the ten-day program, a signature campaign would also be organized to demand reduction in the price of petrol and diesel by reducing the central excise duty. All these programs will be organized according to the guidelines issued by the Central and State Government regarding Kovid-19, he added.