Centre liable for hardships faced by citizens: NSUI

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 2

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for constant price hike of petroleum products (petrol, diesel and LPG), National Students’ Union of India’s (NSUI) state chief Akshay Sharma on Friday said the Centre was liable for severe hardships being faced by citizens. The NSUI members held a protest at Novelty Chowk.

“This exorbitant rise in prices of essential commodities has made it almost impossible for citizens to make both ends meet,” he said.

He said the insensitive Central Government has been sleeping while people were desperately looking for ways to survive. He said PM Narendra Modi-led government has raised price of LPG cylinder from Rs 594 to Rs 834 in the last seven months. “Besides, rate of milk has been hiked as if already high prices of petrol and diesel were not enough. The impact on livelihoods and jobs has been most compelling across all sectors and millions have lost their jobs. The Centre’s arrogance is killing Indian citizens,” he said.

Meanwhile, the NSUI activists took out a march in Tarn Taran on Friday against the rising prices of fuel. They also burnt an effigy of the Union Government. Addressing on the occasion, Hrithik Arora, state leader of the union, said the rising fuel prices, especially petrol and diesel, had upset the daily budget of the common man, who was finding it difficult to make ends meet.

He alleged that wrong policies of the Union Government would be the main cause of the downfall of the Modi-led Central Government. He said the Assembly elections due next year in the state would be the litmus test for the Union Government.