LPG hike: Telangana Congress stages ‘funerals’ of gas cylinders

Hyderabad: Congress leaders and workers on Thursday staged a mock funeral procession of LPG cylinders in Old City to protest against rising inflation and the increase in prices of gas cylinders, petrol, and diesel.
The opposition party carried placards with slogans condemning the hike in the prices of cooking gas cylinders. A poster had the picture of Union Minister Smriti Irani with the slogan ‘Where are you Cylinderella?’ while another poster read ‘Modi Hai Tho, Mehangai Hai’.
Also Read Video: In Hyderabad, Cong women wear Smriti Irani masks; protest LPG price hike Speaking to the media, Hyderabad District Congress Committee (DCC) President Sameer Waliulla accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) central government of failing to control the rising inflation and the increasing fuel prices.
He said that the Congress would intensify its agitation if the government fails to roll back the prices of gas cylinders, petrol and diesel. “The government’s policies are anti-people and are causing immense hardship to the poor and the middle class,” he said.
He alleged that the government was insensitive to the plight of the people and was only interested in filling its coffers.
Also Read Telangana: Support ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Yatra’, Congress to Muslims Sameer Waliullah said, “The increase in fuel prices has a cascading effect on the prices of essential commodities, making it difficult for the common people to make ends meet.” He added that the Congress has always stood for the welfare of the people.