Left parties protest fuel price hike

Coimbatore: Condemning the rising prices of fuel, members of CPI, CPM, CPML and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) protested at several parts of the city on Tuesday.
CPI deputy secretary of west zone N Chandran said the Union government should take steps immediately to control the rising prices of fuel.
“The BJP-led government has been showing step-mother attitude towards Tamil Nadu. It has been supplying only limited number of Covid-19 vaccines to the state. As a result, there is a huge shortage for vaccines. We demand the Centre to increase the vaccination supply,” he added.
The protesting members also demanded the central government to provide Rs 7,500 monetary assistance to poor families for six months and grant permission for the state government to manufacture vaccines at the HLL in Chengalpattu.