Ludhiana bizmen observe ‘fast of silence’ over inflation

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 9

Industrialists, upset over spurt in prices of steel raw material and overall inflation, continued their fury here for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday.

Expressing anger in a different way against the Central Government through ‘Gandhigiri’, today Industrialists kept a ‘fast of silence’ by putting bandages and masks over their mouths. At the same time, they urged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who talks about his mind through ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme, at least once, should listen to call of the businessmen.

They reiterated their main demand that if the government forms a regulatory committee, the inflation could be curbed. They said when the government itself considers businessmen as the backbone of the economy, why is it doing those things to break them. In fact, inflation has broken the backbone of the industry.

The businessmen warned the government that if the industry did not survive, there would be a serious crisis of livelihood for crores of workers associated with it. The industry did not stopped working even during the Covid-induced economic crisis. Despite that, the burden of tax was imposed on them. Now, industrialists only want that the unbridled prices of raw materials should come down. Besides, electricity, diesel and essential facilities should be provided at subsidised rates. Otherwise, they will be compelled to take the path of agitation.