Congress holds protest march to oppose rising fuel prices, farm bills

The Congress party on Monday carried out a protest march called ‘Tiranga Yatra’ against the rising prices of petrol, diesel, gas cylinder and also against the three farm laws passed by the union government last year.

Party workers and leaders gathered at the Old Jail Road crossing and marched up to Rajiv Chowk, shouting slogans against government policies.

The protesters alleged that the present government has failed to control inflation and the rising fuel prices. “One has to recall the amount of protests carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP ) when Congress was in power. Even a small rise in the fuel price would be used have been used by the opposition to hit out at the government. Now that the prices of these fuels are increasing exponentially, the ruling government seems to have no solution. If this continues, then the day is not far when people will have to return to the days of bullock carts,” said captain (retd) Ajay Singh Yadav, former minister and a senior Congress leader.