Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 15: The District Congress Committee (DCC) Jammu Urban on Friday organized a massive protest demonstration against the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, for failing on every front and burdening the common people with soaring inflation, rising fuel prices, unemployment and what the party described as anti-people economic policies.
The protest was held under the leadership of DCC Jammu Urban president and former minister Yogesh Sawhney and witnessed enthusiastic participation by senior Congress leaders, office-bearers, Mahila Wing members, youth activists, and hundreds of party workers.
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The demonstration was marked by the raising of slogans against the Central Government and the carrying of placards highlighting issues such as the increasing prices of petrol and diesel, the spiraling cost of essential commodities, shrinking employment opportunities and growing financial distress among ordinary households. Congress leaders said that while the Government continues to claim economic progress, the reality on the ground is that families across the country are struggling to manage their daily expenses.
Addressing the gathering, working president of JKPCC, Raman Bhalla launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led NDA Government, alleging that it has failed to fulfill its promises and has instead adopted policies that benefit a handful of influential corporate houses at the cost of the common citizen. He said that the latest increase in the prices of petroleum products, particularly petrol and diesel, would have a cascading effect on the entire economy and would directly hit poor and middle-class families.
He pointed out that transport costs are closely linked to the prices of all consumer goods, and any increase in fuel prices inevitably leads to a rise in the prices of vegetables, food grains, milk, medicines, construction material, and other essential items and with this, common man will be badly hit.
Sawhney said the protest was a reflection of widespread public anger over the worsening economic situation in the country. He said inflation has penetrated every aspect of daily life and is affecting families irrespective of their social or economic background.
Several senior leaders Ved Mahajan, Iqbal Dar, Amrit Bali, Kapil Chib, Parveen Singh, Sandeep Dogra, Rakesh Sharma and others were present on the occasion.
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