FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
23:30
PNS | BALANGIR
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The recent hike in price of petrol by the UPA Government
evoked sharp reactions among people and political parties here and all
major political parties gave vent to their opposition here on Friday by
staging dharna and burning effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding rollback of the hiked price.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by its
district vice-president Bhavani Hota staged a dharna before the Collector’s
office here.
Among others, Kailash Mohanty,
Harekrushna Sarangi, Damayanti Bag, Gopa Mahananda and Ashok Rath addressed the
rally. Dubbing the price hike anti-people, speakers opined that the common man
would be worst hit and demanded its rollback.
“The common man would be worst hit by
this hike in the price of petrol. The BJD demands rollback of the hiked price
of petrol,” said vice-president Hota, speaking to this correspondent.
The BJD activists also burnt the
effigies of the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson at the dharna site.
Coming in a rally, the BJP activists
led by its district unit president Prabhas Panigrahi also burnt the effigies of
Sonia and Singh.
“The price hike will affect the
common man most. We demand the rollback of the hike. Let the State Government
also lower the VAT and Entry tax so that people could get petrol at cheaper
cost,” said Panigrahi. He appealed people to support Bharat bandh call given by
Opposition parties on May 31.
Earlier on Thursday, BJD youths
activists led by Abhimanyu Sahu organised a protest meeting in Titilagarh and
submitted a memorandum to the district administration demanding rollback of the
hiked price of petrol.
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