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To observe July 1 as Mahangai Virodh Diwas
New Delhi, June 28
Even as the Opposition, across party lines, is gearing up to launch a nationwide agitation on price rise, and in particular, the hike in petroleum products’ prices, the BJP has targeted Sonia Gandhi for the same.
Addressing newsmen here today, BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said, “What is the NAC doing on price rise? Not just the Prime Minister, the UPA chairperson, too, is answerable to the nation for price rise.”
He pointed out that the first task the NAC performed after she took over, was suggesting petrol price hike. Kumar also demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for this saying that he had stated on the first anniversary of UPA-II that price rise was a serious issue and promised to deal with it, yet nothing has been done.
The BJP leader announced that his party would observe July 1 as Mahangai Virodh Diwas across the country. “Rallies will be organised in state capitals and prominent cities against price rise,” he said.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari will lead the protests in Ratlam that day, while Sushma Swaraj in Raipur, M Venkaiah Naidu in Chennai, Rajnath Singh in Bhubaneshwar and Murli Manohar Joshi in Ranchi.
The party is also carrying out a signature campaign against price rise and has set a target of collecting 10 crore signatures before the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning next month.
Meanwhile, NDA convenor Sharad Yadav announced a parallel agitation plan for July 5 in which constituents of the NDA, Left and others like the TDP, SP, JD-S, INLD and PMK will participate in “Bharat Bandh” on 5 July to protest fuel price hike. JD(U) president alleged that, “Just to increase GDP, the UPA government boosted automobile industry that led to hike of petrol, diesel and kerosene prices,” he said.
Similarly the BSP, too, has decided to agitate against price rise. While the SP is joining the Left and NDA parties demonstrations, the BSP will hold statewide agitation in Uttar Pardesh on July 6.
New Delhi, June 28
Even as the Opposition, across party lines, is gearing up to launch a nationwide agitation on price rise, and in particular, the hike in petroleum products’ prices, the BJP has targeted Sonia Gandhi for the same.
Addressing newsmen here today, BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said, “What is the NAC doing on price rise? Not just the Prime Minister, the UPA chairperson, too, is answerable to the nation for price rise.”
He pointed out that the first task the NAC performed after she took over, was suggesting petrol price hike. Kumar also demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for this saying that he had stated on the first anniversary of UPA-II that price rise was a serious issue and promised to deal with it, yet nothing has been done.
The BJP leader announced that his party would observe July 1 as Mahangai Virodh Diwas across the country. “Rallies will be organised in state capitals and prominent cities against price rise,” he said.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari will lead the protests in Ratlam that day, while Sushma Swaraj in Raipur, M Venkaiah Naidu in Chennai, Rajnath Singh in Bhubaneshwar and Murli Manohar Joshi in Ranchi.
The party is also carrying out a signature campaign against price rise and has set a target of collecting 10 crore signatures before the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning next month.
Meanwhile, NDA convenor Sharad Yadav announced a parallel agitation plan for July 5 in which constituents of the NDA, Left and others like the TDP, SP, JD-S, INLD and PMK will participate in “Bharat Bandh” on 5 July to protest fuel price hike. JD(U) president alleged that, “Just to increase GDP, the UPA government boosted automobile industry that led to hike of petrol, diesel and kerosene prices,” he said.
Similarly the BSP, too, has decided to agitate against price rise. While the SP is joining the Left and NDA parties demonstrations, the BSP will hold statewide agitation in Uttar Pardesh on July 6.