Youth Congress protests against Modi govt over price rise, inflation

Nagpur: The All India Youth Congress Nagpur unit on Monday staged protest against price rise and inflation, and shouted slogans against the Modi government demanding immediate measures to bring down the prices.
Holding placards and banners, Youth Congress members held a rally from Samvidhan Square to divisional commissioner’s office in the afternoon. Traffic police had to block vehicular movement till GPO Square during the rally.
Congress leaders, including guardian minister Nitin Raut, Nagpur District Rural Youth Congress Committee chairman Rajendra Mulak and MLA Vikas Thakre participated in the rally. Many youth activists, Nitin Kumbhalkar, Ajit Singh and others were present in large numbers.
A delegation under Youth Congress vice-president Kunal Raut submitted a memorandum of demands to divisional commissioner Prajakta Lavangare Verma.
Earlier, animal husbandry and dairy development minister Sunil Kedar, Nagpur Zilla Parishad president Rashmi Barve, leader of opposition in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Tanaji Vanve, former MLA and Intuc leader SQ Zama, Kunal Raut, and former minister Anees Ahmed addressed the participants at Samvidhan Square.
Earlier, Kunal Raut stated that all the promises made by the Modi government so far have turned out to be false. “They promised to reduce inflation in 100 days, but it has reached an all-time high in seven years. During the Congress government, BJP leaders were agitating all over the country against rising fuel prices. Now petrol and diesel prices have crossed Rs100, but all of them are mum,” he said.
Raising the issue of unemployment, he said that millions of people have lost their jobs due to wrong government policies. “It’s time the government must step down due to its all-round failure,” he said.