Kerala man cycles to Jaipur protesting fuel price hike, meets Sachin Pilot

JAIPUR: A Youth Congress worker from Kerala’s Kollam, who is cycling to the Parliament building in Delhi to protest against fuel price hike, unemployment, and farmers’ issues, reached Jaipur on Thursday and met Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
It took 35 days for Rafi Kollam to reach Jaipur. He will reach Delhi by November 13 and meet Youth Congress national president Srinivas BV. He will also attend a parliament march to protest against the fuel price hike on November 20 before leaving for Kerala.
Rafi, who had worked in Dubai as a human resource manager earlier, said he started the journey on cycle to connect with people and understand their point of view regarding the Congress and its prospects.
According to his interaction with people from various walks of life on his way, in some states it is the caste factor playing against the Congress, while in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been using the police and state agencies against the Congress leaders.
He said they have been switching sides fearing harassment. He claimed that the Congress had a strong base everywhere it was important to channelise the support, especially from the youth, for the benefit of the party.