September 29, 2019
The prices of fuels have gone up
Despite protests staged by Congress, offices were opened on time and official
work was not affected at the Delhi Secretariat due to the strike. However, roads
leading to Rajghat and Ramlila Maidan, where Congress president Rahul Gandhi and
senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh among others held a
protest, witnessed heavy traffic. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)
There
seemed to be no impact of the "Bharat Bandh†call by Congress against the steep
hike in petrol and diesel prices, with offices, schools, and colleges opening at
their regular time and vehicles plying on the roads on Monday. Congress,
meanwhile, appealed to its workers not to indu-lge in any violent
protest.Traffic was affected in Daryaganj and around Ramlila Maidan due to the
protest and commuters faced problems in reaching their destinations as the cab
companies had hiked their fares.Mr Maken said protests were held "peacefullyâ€
and the party did not want to create more problems for the people who are
already being hit by "unprecedented†rise in petrol and diesel prices.
Schools
and colleges also had classes on time though students experienced difficulties
in finding transportation.Delhi Congress workers staged dharnas at petrol pumps
across the city, protesting against the hike in fuel prices.Even DTC buses and
cluster buses were running as usual and no reports of disruption were
received..Heavy police deployment was made in the national capital with reserve
police forces and motorcycle patrols put on high alert and police personnel
deployed at petrol pumps across Delhi to ensure that no untoward incident took
place. Congress national spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the prices of
petrol and diesel have reached Rs 83 per litre and Rs 73 per litre
respectively.Delhi Congress workers staged dharnas at petrol pumps across the
city, protesting against the hike in fuel prices. auto bearings factorys Factory
Policemen lathicharge on members of Indian Youth Congress in New Delhi on Monday
during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called against fuel price hike and depreciation of the
rupee.
The prices of fuels have gone up without any break because the AAP
government in Delhi and the BJP ruled Central government have kept on increasing
VAT and excise duties on petroleum products,†the Congress leader said.Senior
Congress leaders, including Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken, protested by riding a
bullock cart to a petrol pump near Rajendra Place. A scooter was kept atop the
cart symbolising the plight of the common man.Traffic movement was normal across
the city
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