A gathering of the overall secretaries and secretaries of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), chaired by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, determined to step up the agitations in opposition to the Centre over value rises, notably the rise in oil, gas and LPG costs.
The three-phased programme titled ‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ (value rise-free India marketing campaign) will probably be launched on March 31.
Congress Basic Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala informed reporters after the assembly that the get together’s members will protest outdoors their houses and public locations by garlanding LPG cylinders. They’ll beat drums, ring bells, and different devices to attract the eye of the Centre in opposition to the “insurmountable improve in costs of gas-petrol-diesel,” Surjewala stated.
Between April 2 and 4, there will probably be district-level campaigns and marches. On April 7, protests will probably be held on the State headquarters.
‘Folks of India betrayed’
“Folks of India have been betrayed, duped and deceived by the Narendra Modi authorities. Folks of India are feeling let down by a authorities that they voted to energy each on the Centre as additionally within the 4 States,” Surjewala stated.
He added, “After retaining the costs of petrol, diesel, gasoline, piped pure gasoline (PNG) and CNG unchanged for 137 days, after promising free cylinders, notably to the folks of Uttar Pradesh, final one week has been a nightmare and scare for the finances of each family.”
He claimed that the Modi authorities earned ₹26-lakh crore in eight years by rising the excise responsibility on petrol and diesel alone.
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March 27, 2022
