Mamata to Lead Protest Against FDI


Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a demonstration at Delhi's Jantar Mantar Oct 1 against the UPA government's decision to hike diesel price, restrict subsidised LPG cylinders and allow FDI in multi-band retail.

In a post on social networking site Facebook Monday, Banerjee also criticised the increase in fertiliser prices and vowed that her party will continue its fight "for the cause of common people with the help of 'Maa, Mati, Manush' throughout the country".

"On Oct 1, we, on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress, will be organising a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. We will highlight these issues and request the central government to withdraw its anti-people decisions," she said.

Appealing to people to join the demonstration, Banerjee called for a united battle.

"Let us fight the battle boldly and unitedly. In a democracy, people are supreme. Our voice is the voice of the people. We must raise our voice, so that the government is forced to reconsider," she said.

Miffed over the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's decision to hike diesel price and allow FDI, the Trinamool Congress Friday withdrew support to the ruling coalition at the centre, reducing it to a minority in the 545-seat Lok Sabha.

However, the Congress has the outside support of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party to sail past the magic figure of 273.

  

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  • Joseph F.Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2012

    Mamata Bannerji had only drawn Lakshman Rekha/She agreed to have alliance with UPA. Now she crossed Lakshman Rekha qutting and UPA is not to blame that she was thrown out by Congress.

    Secondly, she is interested only in regional politics. But the coalition is for the national interest not limited to her West Bengal. She has the right to protest but useless. Irresponsible BJP/NDA already made a loss to India Rs. 2,500 billions of rupees for a day of bundh call.

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Mon, Sep 24 2012


    GOOD MOVE. FDI SHOULD BE BAN EVERYWHERE. I AM AGAINST THIS FDI. JAI HO.



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  • JRAO,

    Mon, Sep 24 2012

    BEING A COLIATION PARTER OF CENTRAL GOVT. ALL THESE DRAMA DOES NOT SUIT TO HER POSITION. A LAYMAN MORE DIGNIFIED THAN THESE ZERO MORAL VALUE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THAT WE PEOPLE ALL ARE FOOLS AT ALL TIMES.

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