New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee, on Tuesday, decided to hold a nationwide demonstration against the fuel price hike, informed party's general secretary, KC Venugopal.
"The government has raised fuel prices continuously for the 17th consecutive day which has caused hardship to the citizens of the country. The party is working out modalities of protest while following the health protocol," said Venugopal during the virtual press briefing.
While expressing "shock" and "concern" over the reported increase in petrol and diesel prices, CWC passed a resolution over the matter, stating, "These extortionate increase have been inflicted on Indian people by the Central Government at a time when they are facing unprecedented economic challenge as a result of COVID-19 pandemic."
It further added, "The CWC notes that the central government is profiteering by fleecing the people of India. There is an inconceivable 820 percent hike in excise duty on diesel and 258 percent on petrol, since 2014. CWC condemns these increases in the prices of petrol and diesel as a sheer exploitation of an already beleaguered people and an act that unjustly enriches the government at the cost of our people struggling with rising unemployment, deep income shortfall and significant salary cuts."
