The Free Press Journal

Didi rides e-scooter to protest fuel price hike

- ARITRA SINGHA /

Resorting to a unique way to protest against the constant fuel price hike, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rode an electric scooter while returning from the West Bengal secretaria­t ‘Nabanna’.

Earlier, Kolkata Municipal Corporatio­n (KMC) mayor Firhad Hakim was seen giving her a ride on this electric scooter to the state secretaria­t. On reaching Nabanna, Banerjee cried foul against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and alleged that the BJP government is selling the country.

“The Modi- Shah duo is trying to sell everything. Kerosene is not available in the market. If a common man needs two LPG gas cylinders then they have to spend 1600 rupees,” claimed Mamata.

Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed that it was a politicall­y motivated move by the TMC supremo,without having a licence, was just trying to fool people by driving an e-scooter.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from India