Jabalpur, April 13 (IANS) The Youth Congress on Monday organised a protest in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh against a proposed trade deal, claiming it would adversely affect farmers and labourers. The demonstration was led by the organisation’s National President, Uday Bhanu Chib, as party workers marched towards the Collectorate to lay siege to the office.Anticipating the protest, police had put up barricades at key locations, preventing the rally from moving forward.A tense standoff en…
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Bhubaneswar, March 12 (IANS) Opposition members from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday, protesting the recent hike in LPG cylinder prices and the shortage of cooking gas in the state.As soon as the Question Hour began, members of the Congress party, holding placards, assembled near the podium of Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and raised anti-government slogans over the LPG price hike.The BJD MLAs also staged noisy protests during the Questi…
Bengaluru, Mar 7 (IANS) Criticising the Centre over the increase in LPG cylinder prices, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that the latest increase is deeply concerning and demanded the Centre’s resignation. “The latest increase in LPG cylinder prices is deeply concerning for millions of households across India. At a time when families are already battling relentless inflation, yet another burden is being placed on the kitchens of ordinary citizens. Domestic cylinders hav…
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday launched a broadside on the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that rising inflation and heavy taxation are placing an increasing burden on the common people.Addressing a press conference here, Yadav remarked that inflation would subside only when BJP leaders step down from power.He accused the government of continuously increasing taxes while failing to control the rising cost of essential com…