NDA protests against fuel price hike; JDU says public sentiment will go against
Protests in NDA against fuel price hike. The Janata Dal United has demanded that steps be taken to reverse the price hike. JDU general secretary KC Tyagi said that if fuel prices soared on a daily basis, public sentiment would be against it and elections should be held soon.
The NDA government has taken a number of public welfare measures. But the rise in fuel prices is causing people to panic. It causes inflation, including in essentials. Going further like this could lead to huge protests. He also demanded that the NDA government take the fuel price hike very seriously.
Opposition groups called for a halt to the protests in both the houses of parliament in the last few days. However, the Opposition has decided to raise the issue in Parliament today. The Congress has issued a notice in the Lok Sabha for an urgent resolution. An urgent motion was filed in the Lok Sabha in the last few days against the hike in fuel and cooking gas prices, but permission was not granted. Opposition in the Rajya Sabha also demanded that the House adjourn to discuss the issue of rising prices of essential medicines. At the same time, the Congress is staging a series of protests today as part of its campaign for a free India.
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