RJD takes out cycle rally to protest fuel price hike

Ranchi: RJD workers took out a cycle rally in Ranchi and other parts of the state on Sunday to protest against the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel. The Lalu Prasad-led party also threatened to scale up its agitation if measures to control the prices were not implemented.
Around a hundred RJD workers started the rally from Albert Ekka Chowk and cycled till Sujata Chowk, before returning to the starting point. The RJD supporters then pulled a tractor to the Raj Bhavan to demonstrate the plight of farmers owing to the rise in fuel prices.
Several RJD leaders, including state youth-wing president Ranjan Kumar and senior vice-president Rajesh Yadav, took part in the demonstration.
RJD state president Abhay Singh said that the hike in fuel prices, particularly that of diesel, has hit the farmers.