Congress to launch nationwide stir against price rise from November 14

The Congress will launch a 15day peoples awareness programme from November 14 during which its workers will fan out across the country holding marches and group meetings to highlight the issue of inflation and price riseSeveral leaders including former president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretaries Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal spoke on the Jan Jagran Abhiyan and what it would entail The public harassment campaign of the BJP government is carrying on Now the Congress will run its Jan Jagaran Abhiyan We will seek answers to this injustice Rahul Gandhi said on TwitterAddressing a press conference Venugopal alleged that price rise was destroying livelihoods and adding to peoples woes This was caused by destruction of the economy deepening recession highestever unemployment rate farm distress and escalating levels of poverty and hunger he said Attacking the government over the issue his colleague Surjewala added that the Modi government had proved to be the most expensive regimeElaborating Venugopal said the prices of mustard and other edible oils have doubled in the last one year Seasonal vegetable prices have increased by 4050 per cent in a month The cost of subsidised LPG cylinder has gone up by 50 per cent to Rs 9001000 in the last one year Similarly petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 3438 and 2438 to Rs 10397 and Rs 8667 per litre respectively in the last 18 months he saidThe backbreaking price rise and inflation unprecedented levels of unemployment and loss of jobs had made lives unbearable for the common people Venugopal told reporters He claimed that 14 crore jobs were lost during the Covid period alone Crores of daily wagers as well as salaried employees faced up to 50 per cent salary cut and unemployment rate is at an all time high of 89 per cent the Congress leader saidDuring 10 years of its government the CongressUPA pulled 27 crore Indians out from the Below the Poverty Line BPL while in the last two years the Modi government has pushed 23 crore fellow Indians back below the poverty line as per the latest report of Azim Premji University he alleged According to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh party workers during the Jan Jagran Abhiyanwill reach out to the maximum number of people across the country to strengthen their voices against the unprecedented price rise of CNG cooking gas diesel petrol cooking oil pulses and other essential commoditiesThe AICC will also launch a logo for the Jan Jagran Abhiyan and release a pamphlet with facts about price rise its repercussions and a questionnaire pertaining to peoples prevailing predicament Congress leaders and workers will undertake padyatras marches with night halts in villages towns or cities in their mass contact areas he saidThe padyatras Singh said will begin every morning with a prabhat pheri early morning rounds followed by shramdan voluntary contribution towards community and cleanliness drive They will hold numerous small group meetings to communicate the nuances of inflation and its adverse effects on lives of the common people An AICC training camp is also being organised for state level trainers from November 12 to 15 at Sevagram and Wardha in Maharashtra with specific emphasis on issues pertaining to the Jan Jagran AbhiyanStatelevel trainers will also conduct a training programme at Parliament assembly and sector level Singh said The AICC will issue a toll free number on which the participants of the Jan Jagran Abhiyan and those supporting it can register themselves through a missed callAlso Read Rafale fighter jet deal Coverup op by Modi govt exposed again says CongressThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever