Bathinda, October 7
In a novel protest over increasing prices of fuel and essential commodities, a former municipal councillor used binoculars to look for “achhe din” — a slogan given by PM Narendra Modi during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections — while being suspended from a crane.
“With ever-increasing prices of essential commodities under Modi’s government, for the common man ‘achhe din’ don’t seem to be anywhere near,” said Vijay Kumar while protesting with residents here.
“The prices of petrol have touched Rs 104 per litre and an LPG cylinder is selling at Rs 940. Besides, prices of cooking oil and other essential commodities have almost doubled in the past few years. People are still recovering from the financial jolt dealt by two waves of the Covid and instead of supporting them, the government with its faulty policies has started burdening the common man,” he claimed. — TNS
Novel protest over price rise
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