Patna: The CPI on Monday staged protests at district headquarters across Bihar against the fourth increase in petrol and diesel prices in the last 10 days and demanded reduction in excise duty and value added tax (VAT) imposed by the Centre and state govt on the two fuels.
In Sheikhpura, CPI workers entered the district collectorate campus and raised slogans against the fuel price hike. Protesters also shouted slogans over the recent attack on the party’s district secretary Prabhat Kumar Pandey.
The party said demonstrations were also held in Begusarai, Madhubani, Khagaria, West Champaran, Gopalganj and Gaya, among other districts.
In Patna, CPI state secretary Ram Naresh Pandey said the fuel price hike had triggered a rise in transportation costs, agricultural inputs and daily-use commodities, severely affecting common people.
He demanded immediate withdrawal of the hike and reduction in taxes on petrol and diesel.
The protests followed the party’s two-day state council meeting in Chhapra from May 22 to 23, where plans for statewide agitations on “burning issues” were finalised.
Having done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazariba...
Read MoreHaving done higher secondary from Sainik School Telaiya, Hazaribagh (now in Jharkhand), graduated in history from Patna College. Started as a freelance journalist for Free Press Journal (Mumbai) from Patna, and then joined The Times of India, Patna, as a staff reporter, got promoted to senior reporter, and later, briefly functioned as news editor. In reporting, initially covered districts like Darbhanga and Bhagalpur on events and various aspects, and then from Patna, have covered state politics, political parties, elections, state assembly, government, cabinet, departments like finance, irrigation and a few others, also CM, occasionally PM's tours, and social issues. Have written two books -- first, Bihar in Messianic Times, second, The First Address, on the Governor House (Bihar), commissioned by the Response (Advertisement) wing of The Times Of India, Patna.
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