Sonia, Rahul to address ‘End Price Rise’ rally on December 12

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, November 26

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address the “End Price Rise” rally on December 12 to protest against inflation and escalating prices of essential commodities.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party seniors will also address the rally.

KC Venugopal, General Secretary (Organisation), AICC, said in a statement on Friday said: “The unprecedented price rise and inflation have demolished the earnings, the household income and budget of every family in the country and people are suffering untold misery on account of the BJP Government driven price rise and inflation”.

He announced the party offensive saying the government remained oblivious to the pain of people.

“The real issues affecting people of India are the backbreaking prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, which have had a spiralling effect on the prices of all foods and other consumable items. Every home is affected by the merciless rise in prices of cooking oil, pulses and other food items. Perhaps for the first time, price of tomato has surpassed the price of petrol and diesel in India,” said Venugopal.

He said construction material like cement, iron, and steel has seen a rise of nearly 40 per cent to 50 per cent.