Guwahati, May 22 : Riding on rickshaw, cycle and pushing thela, the Congress leaders and party workers of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday had protested against Union government's failure to control fuel price in Guwahati.
The Congress leaders reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP's 2014 Lok Sabha election slogan 'Bahut hui mehangai ki maar, ab ki baar BJP ki sarkar'.
The protest was led by APCC president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora and over 1000 party workers participated in the protest rally.
On Tuesday, per litre petrol price in Guwahati is recorded at Rs 79.03 while diesel price is Rs 71.07.
On December 1, 2017, per litre petrol price in Guwahati was Rs 71.13 and diesel was Rs 60.88.
APCC president Ripun Bora said that, fuel price was not hiked during the Karnataka assembly elections and when it was over price hiked by Rs 3 to Rs 3.50.
Ripun Bora further siad that, all essential commodities price will be hiked after fuel price hike and common people will be definitely affected.
On the other hand, Assam Congress leader Babita Sarmah said that, during election period they made one by one jumla.
"Why they (BJP-led Union government) has not included fuel under GST," the Congress leader asked.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
