New Delhi: Condemning the daily price hike of diesel and petrol and monumental price hike of cooking gas, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) called upon All India Protests against the Modi Government. With the decision to elevate and expand the protests at local levels, the party's central committee has directed its state units to mobilise people in villages and Taluks and organise protests according to the local conditions as the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet.
After the Central Committee meeting of CPIM was held in New Delhi for 3 days, Sitaram Yechuri, the General Secretary of the party addressed the media on Monday to brief on the discussions and decisions taken during the three days meet. The party is demanding that the central excise duty on fuel should immediately be withdrawn in order to give relief to people.
"It is a criminal rise in prices of petrol and diesel for the fifth day in succession. The hike in fuel and cooking gas prices has triggered an overall inflationary spiral in the economy. Rising transportation costs are leading to the rise in prices of all essential items" said Sitaram Yechuri.
The CPIM leader also slammed the ministers of the Modi Government for justifying the rise in fuel prices claiming that the amount collected through central excise was being used to buy vaccines and fight the COVID19 outbreak in the country.
"These claims are preposterous that the money is being used to buy free vaccines and other welfare schemes of the central government. If people are paying more money for diesel and petrol and that money is being used for vaccines, how is the vaccination free in this country?" asked Yechuri.