Shillong, Sept 8: The Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress on Saturday protested against price rise and slammed the NDA government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.
The protest was organized at Congress Bhavan, and only few party members joined the protest. The Mahila Congress alleged that the NDA government under the leadership of Modi has brought sufferings to the common people especially because of price rise.
The protesters shouted slogans like, “Rahul Gandhi Jindabad, Narendra Modi down down†and raised placards condemning and asking the NDA government to roll back the price of cooking gas, diesel and petrol, and train fare.
“Is the petrol and diesel hiked to favour Modi’s favorite business houses? We need an answer,†the Congress protesters wrote in one of the placards.
Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Congress president, Joplin S. Shylla alleged Modi of cheating and looting the country.”All promises he made to the people have been broken,†she alleged.
Shylla said that the Prime Minister’s promises on black money and demonetization have failed, and the country witnessed rise in crimes and atrocities against women and children every day and women and children are not safe at all.
The Mahila Congress president also said that the party would write to the MDA government and Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma on price rise to demand for relief measures.
The Congress will also organise a Bharat bandh on September 10 across the country over rising fuel prices, but the Congress in Meghalaya is hesitating to join the shutdown call by the party high command from New Delhi.
“We will first discuss about this in the party,†Shylla said.
The Meghalaya High Court has banned calling of bandh, strike, hartal, road blockade and other agitations by militant organizations or any organisations which may disturb the even tempo of day-to-day public life and cause violation of fundamental rights of citizens in particular under Article 19 and 21 of the Constitution.
