Led by Mann Congress leaders drive cart to protest against unprecedented hike in petroleum prices
Phagwara, July, 2 2021 : The Congress leaders led by former Punjab Minister and Chairman Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Joginder Singh Mann today ride a cart as a unique way to oppose the frequent hike in petroleum prices by Modi government.
“The regressive policies of Modi government aims at taking back the people to medieval times by stalling the economic growth and breaking the backbone of people” said Mann while addressing the gathering.
The former Punjab Minister said that unprecedented hike in petroleum prices has out an extra burden on the pocket of a common man. He said that it is shameful that instead of reducing or controlling the price Modi government is on continuous spree to
Enhance the price of petroleum just to corner the benefit to their blue eyed private petroleum companies. Mr Mann said that the hike in petroleum prices has escalated the cost of every essential commodity thereby ruining a common man.
The Chairman of Punjab Agro Industries Corporation said that the Congress will oppose this draconian move of the Modi government tootu and nail. He said that this is open loot of general public and Congress will not remain a mute spectator to this atrocity. Mann also urged the people to support Congress in this fight against Modi government’s oppression on people so that unprecedented hike can be rolled back. “If this is ache din of Modi sahib then I wonder what will have been the situation otherwise” he added.
Meanwhile district coordinator Daljeet Singh Raju and Youth Congress leader Harji Mann also slammed the centre government for putting tremendous burden on pocket of common man. They also said that Congress will leave no stone unturned for opposing this action of the union government with full might.
On the occasion congress leaders Satbir Singh Walia, Avtar Singh Pandwa, Varun Bangar