The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)’s transport wing on Monday gheraoed the residence of Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in Patiala city over frequent hikes in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices.
The party workers, led by senior leader Prem Singh Chandumajra and transport wing chief Parmjit Singh Fazilka, handed over the keys of trucks, buses and other vehicles at the New Moti Mehal as a mark of protest.
Earlier, the demonstrators carried out a protest march in the CM’s hometown which culminated at YPS Chowk. Chandumajra said the BJP-led Centre and the Congress government in Punjab were directly responsible for manifold increase in prices of petroleum products.
