Motor workers rally against fuel price hike in Thrissur

Stepping up protests against rising substance prices, the Private Motor Workers Union (AITUC) staged a march to the BSNL bureau successful Thrissur and staged a dharna determination connected Tuesday, accusing petroleum companies and the Union authorities of burdening the nationalist with repeated terms hikes.

The protest, led by the union’s territory committee, was inaugurated by AITUC territory caput T.K. Sudheesh, with territory president K.K. Haridas presiding. Leaders said the continued summation successful petrol and diesel prices — contempt a autumn successful crude lipid rates successful the planetary marketplace — was unjustifiable and anti-people.

Speakers besides criticised the timing of the hikes, alleging that the Centre imposed further fiscal strain connected citizens soon aft elections to State Assemblies.

The national warned that the car and taxi assemblage is already nether terrible unit owed to rising spare parts costs, accrued taxes, and penalties. The latest substance terms hike, they said, has further deepened the crisis.

Protesters demanded a timely revision of car and taxi fares, pointing retired that determination has been nary complaint hike successful the past 4 years. They besides called for stricter regularisation of app-based taxi services similar Uber, alleging unfair contention successful the sector.