Congress holds protest against fuel price hike

The Congress on Monday held a protest against the Union government for fuel price hike. The party leaders also protested against the Punjab government for not keeping the promises made with the people during the elections.

Heavy traffic jam was witnessed in Phase VII near the protest site, and hundreds of commuters were stranded in the long traffic queues.

The protest was held under the leadership of former cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu. Addressing the protesters, Sidhu said that the BJP-led Union government had hiked the prices of petrol and diesel in the past 10 days, forcing the people to spend their hard- earned money.