PATNA: RJD leaders and workers hit the road against price rise and inflation on the second consecutive day on Monday. Several party members could be seen riding bullockcarts, pushing motorbike on carts and carrying cooking gas cylinders on their head to protest against the skyrocketing fuel prices. They also raised slogans against the NDA government.
This protest was carried out across the district headquarters on Monday. In Patna, leader of opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and his elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav flagged off a procession of party workers from the official bungalow of RJD MLA Ramannad Yadav on Beerchand Patel Path.
Tejashwi said people who had promised good days were actually showing the worst days. “Each and everything has become expensive, from fuel to edible commodities. What is surprising is that when the price of crude oil is falling in the international market, the price of petroleum products is being hiked in India. Even in the neighbouring countries, petroleum products are at half the price compared to India,” he said.
Tejashwi further lashed out at the NDA leaders for blaming Covid-19 as the reason behind inflation and fuel price hike. “Ours is the party of the poor and common man. We will raise the voice for them from streets to Parliament,” he said.
RJD state spokesperson Mritunjay Tiwari said not only the party leaders, but common people in large numbers participated in their protest. He said the NDA government should immediately take steps to control inflation or the RJD will intensify its protest.
Another spokesperson Chitranjan Gagan said the protest was organised at every district headquarters. “People expressed their anger against the price rise. In spite of the hot and humid climate, people came on the road because they had no option,” he said.
