CPI Protests Fuel Price Hike Near Gurazada Apparao Statue, Demands Centre and State Action
मुख्य बातें
- •CPI staged a protest in Visakhapatnam on Monday against the recent fuel price hike near the Gurazada Apparao statue at RTC Complex.
- •The cumulative fuel price hike amounts to approximately ₹7.70 per litre following the five-State elections.
- •CPI district secretary SK. Rahiman criticised the Centre for the steep price rise and demanded the abolition of excise duty on petroleum products.
- •Rahiman also urged the State government to waive VAT charges on fuel to provide relief to citizens.
- •The protest was attended by CPI leaders P. Chandrasekhar, M. Manmadha Rao, and R. Srinivasa Rao.
- •The CPI highlighted the cascading effect of fuel prices on essential commodities and the financial strain on the common man.
- •The party demanded immediate rollback of fuel prices and policy changes to address economic hardships.
Members of the Communist Party of India (CPI) district committee staged a protest near the Gurazada Apparao statue at the RTC Complex in Visakhapatnam on Monday, demanding an immediate rollback of the recent hikes in petrol, diesel, CNG, and domestic gas prices. The demonstration was held in response to consecutive price increases that have cumulatively raised fuel costs by approximately ₹7.70 per litre following the conclusion of the five-State elections.
