TIWN June 22, 2018
AGARTALA, June 22 (TIWN): CPI-M has marched a protest rally at Agartala voicing against the tax hike on petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
The rally led by leader Pabitra Kar, Ex-Minister Manik Dey, MP Jharna Das Baidya, MP Shankar Prasad Datta started from Melarmath and via Kaman Chowmuhani the CPI-M activists and leaders have gathered at Paradise Chowumhani, delivered lectures.
CPI-M has demanded immediate rejection of tax on fuel price alleging it will raise each commodity’s price.
Another opposition party Congress has also protested against BJP-IPFT govt's decision of tax-hike on fuel and cooking gas. Congress President Birjit Sinha said, “Fuel Price is equal to cutting off one’s head”.
CPI-M’s protest today also talked against the subsidy cut in rations. Around 500 CPI-M supporters led the protest rally on Friday afternoon.
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