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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, Feb 19: Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress on Thursday February 19 staged a protest against the union government demanding reduction in the petrol prices.
To drive home their point, the Youth Congress members sold petrol at Rs 30 per litre during the protest.
Addressing the protest, Mithun Rai, district Youth Congress president, said, "The union government is fooling the people. Earlier the UPA government provided petrol for Rs 67 when the international price was 145 dollars for a barrel. But now the international petrol price has come down to 45 dollars a barrel, but the BJP-led union government has failed to reduced the price in accordance with international rates."
He also said that before the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured of getting black money back but he has failed to fulfil it.
S K Arthanari, general secretary of Youth Congress, Raveendradas, secretary, Nazir Bajal, Praveen Chandra Alva and others were present.