Congress leaders stage protest towards rising gas costs

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Congress MPs led by Rahul Gandhi on Thursday staged a protest towards the gas value hike at Vijay Chowk right here and sought its roll again.

Congress MPs from each the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha carrying placards raised slogans towards the federal government and sat on a dharna towards the rise in value of petrol, diesel and LPG gasoline.

Among these current included Leader of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress chief within the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

In the final 10 days, petrol and diesel value have been elevated 9 occasions. We demand that the rising costs ought to be introduced underneath management. Congress celebration is holding nationwide protests on this challenge at this time: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, in Delhi pic.twitter.com/8AB8NusLC4

— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2022

The Congress can also be launching a week-long countrywide protest towards inflation and rise in gas costs.

Petrol and diesel costs have been on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre every, taking the full enhance in charges within the final 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre.

Rates have been elevated throughout the nation and fluctuate from state to state relying upon the incidence of native taxation.

This is the ninth enhance in costs for the reason that ending of a four-and-half-month lengthy hiatus in price revision on March 22.