PANAJI
State Congress president Girish Chodankar slammed the Centre while addressing the media at the Cycle Rally organised by North Goa District Congress Committee to protest against repeated fuel price hike. They have looted the common man by increasing petrol prices by 250%, diesel by 820% and doubling the LPG prices, he said.
CLP leader Digambar Kamat, Delhi Congress leader Alka Lamba, North Goa District President Vijay Bhike and other frontal leaders of the party participated in the protest.
Girish said, in the last 7 years BJP has looted the common man by collecting taxes of Rs 35,80,000 cr and Rs 4 lakh crores through road & infrastructure tax on fuel. Government should bring down fuel prices to Rs 35 per liter which is the cost price of petrol & diesel.
Digambar said, BJP had promised Achhe Din but people are desperately searching for Achhe Din. He also demanded that petrol & diesel prices be brought down to Rs 60 per liter as promised by Goa BJP in 2012. He said common man is suffering today due to unbearable inflation.
Alka Lamba demanded that Modi government remove excise on fuel and bring it under GST. She said Congress will continue to fight in behalf of the people of India.
North Goa District President Vijay Bhike said, Modi government has cheated people of India in the name of Achhe Din. All BJP leaders who were protesting during Congress rule have gone hiding today.
