AAP activists protest hike in fuel prices in Amritsar

AAP chief spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has said that the BJP-led Central Government displayed its anti-farmer attitude by hiking the rates of petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre.

He said the hike was effected days before the start of the paddy sowing season in Punjab. Paddy sowing will commence from June 1 here, he said.

Activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by Dhaliwal, staged a protest at a petrol pump against the sudden increase in petrol and diesel prices. Senior party leaders and workers raised slogans against the Central Government. Carrying placards, the protesters expressed their resentment over rising inflation and called the price hike a “robbery of the public’s pockets”.

Dhaliwal said the Central Government has completely failed to manage the country’s economy. He claimed that rising petrol and diesel prices will not only impact private vehicle drivers, but also make daily necessities like fruits, vegetables and milk difficult to buy due to increased freight costs. The prices of essential commodities will also increase.

He warned the government that if prices are not immediately reduced, the party will intensify its struggle.