Congress workers sell fuel at lower rates in Lucknow protest
LUCKNOW: To protest the steep hike in the price of petrol and diesel across the country, Uttar Pradesh Congress workers sold fuel to commuters at a subsidised rate near Vidhan Bhawan on Sunday.
Party workers brought about 40 litres of petrol and diesel and sold them in 500 ml plastic bottles at ₹36 and ₹28 per litre.
Some commuters happily bought fuel from them.
The Congress workers deliberately chose to stage a protest on Sunday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is celebrating the 67th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country with cleanliness drives by senior ministers.
“The protest aimed at opposing the increase in central excise duty on petrol and diesel that has led to a steep hike in its prices,” said Congress secretary Shailendra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is celebrating prime minister’s birthday across the country but it should also think how the prices of essential commodities have gone up due to increase in petrol and diesel prices,” he said.
“The idea is not to only lodge protest but also to create awareness among the people about the soaring price of petrol at a time when the prices have gone down in the international market,” a party worker said about the reasons behind the protest, requesting anonymity.