Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, November 13
A consortium of industrial associations today called off their 12-day-old protest against the hike in steel and other raw material prices and all-around inflation. A delegation of the BJP Punjab under the leadership of Jiwan Gupta, general secretary of the Punjab BJP, along with Parveen Bansal, vice-president of the Punjab BJP, reached the protest site of the United Cycle Parts and Manufacturers Association.
The BJP delegation held a detailed discussion about the issues and problems being faced by the industry and demand of curbing steel and raw material cartelisation and to formulate the regulatory committee to control the prices of industrial raw material.
The delegation assured the consortium of industrial association that they would discuss the matter with Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, next week and arrange a meeting of the association with the Central minister.
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