Left parties stage protests against fuel price hike in Visakhapatnam

Members of the CPI(M) and the CPI staged protests against the caller substance terms hike by the Centre successful Visakhapatnam connected Friday, demanding an contiguous rollback.

CPI(M) activists held a objection adjacent the RTC Complex successful Dwarakanagar. As portion of the protest, the activists pulled an autorickshaw with ropes successful a symbolic objection against the summation successful substance prices.

Addressing the gathering, CPI(M) Visakhapatnam territory caput M. Jaggunaidu criticised the Centre, alleging that the authorities had claimed determination was nary substance shortage up of the elections successful 5 States, but accrued the prices instantly aft the polls, thereby burdening the public. He said the hike successful petrol and diesel prices would pb to an summation successful the prices of indispensable commodities.

Meanwhile, CPI leaders staged a abstracted protestation adjacent Jagadamba Junction, wherever activists pulled two-wheelers with ropes arsenic portion of a symbolic demonstration. The protesters questioned whether the substance terms hike was a ‘gift’ to the radical aft the BJP’s victories successful the caller elections.