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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Jun 12: District Congress led by former MLC Ivan D’Souza will carry out a padayatra from Mallikatte Congress office to Rao & Rao Circle petrol pump on Monday June 14 protesting against the central government over rising fuel prices.

Addressing media here on Saturday June 12, Ivan D’Souza said, “The government is looting the poor. A record was broken in fuel prices when it touched Rs 100 mark. The hike in fuel price is a burden to all sections of the society. The central government should reduce the fuel prices that will help the economy. Earlier during the time of the UPA government, even when a barrel of crude oil cost $140, the cost if petrol was Rs 70. And today when the crude oil prices are low, it has touched Rs 100.

“The central government has taken such decisions during these testing times of the pandemic which has turned out to be a burden for the common man which indicates that the government is fooling people.

“We will hold a padayatra from Mallikatte Congress office to Rao & Rao Circle petrol pump on Monday June 14 as a protest against the central government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked to clap, light candles and bang vessels to fight the pandemic. We follow the same during our protest,” he said.

Congress leaders Shashidhar Hegde, Sahul Hameed, Naveen D’Souza, Mohammed Kunjathbail, Appi, Subhodaya Alva and others were present.