 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 15: A large number of Congress workers under the leadership of former Minister and JKPCC Vice President Mula Ram and Former MLA & General Secretary JKPCC Thakur Balwan Singh held a massive protest rally at Halka Marh, today.
The protest rally was organized by Block Congress Committees Marh and Flain Mandaal under the leadership of Th. Balwan Singh. Prominent among those participated included Block Presidents Aswani Sharma and Sardar Sodagar Singh Saini, veteran Congress leader Lal Devi Dass, President PYC Uday Banu Chib, Rashpal Bhardwaj (Corporater), Ashok Bhagat, Ram Paul, Kuldeep Singh Jamwal, Vijay Shastri, Rjinder Kumar (Happy) and others.
Speaking on the occasion Mula Ram said that by increasing the price of petrol, diesel mustard oil and other essential commodities the Central Government has forced the poor and lower middle class to lead a hellish life. The increase in the price of petrol & diesel has also increased the cost of transport freight and food items. This way the Central Government is working to force people to face double burden. The Central Government should immediately take steps to check the prices of essential commodities so that poor can live their life. He said that the Central Government has bowed down before the private companies. The price increase is a result of the high-handedness of these companies.
Balwan Singh lashed out at BJP for its anti-people policies and said that this government does not care the poor people and is bent on making their lives tougher and more miserable. He said that BJP Govt had promised during its election campaign to control prices of essential commodities but hiked prices to the level that poor people facing utmost hardships to feed their families. During Modi government's more than six years in office, it has raised petroleum and electricity prices at regular intervals and has broken backbone of common man. The Congress was committed to the welfare of the general public and would help them raise their voice, he added.
Balwan Singh said that people in all parts of the country are taking to streets to express anger over the further increase in prices of petroleum products but this callous govt. is busy in poll campaigns least bothering about grievances of common man.
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