Udhampur, July 09: Panthers Party president Harsh Dev Singh on Sunday led scores of protestors in Udhampur against the “uncontrolled and rampant price rise that has left many of the poorest Indian families in shock and burden”. The protestors led by Singh raised slogans against the BJP government.
Harsh Dev challenged the BJP leaders to raise their voices about the exorbitant price increases and join the protests out on the streets, as they used to complain about tomato prices when they used to be a mere fraction of today.
“Prices of tomatoes skyrocketed across the nation last week, and now cost more than fuel. Prices hit record highs last week of 250 rupees per kilogram in Uttarakhand and 200 rupees per kilogram in New Delhi. Marking over 1000% jump in prices from the beginning of 2023 when they were 22 rupees per kilogram. Likewise, the prices of essential commodities, cereals and articles of day-to-day use have increased manifold thereby posing the most menacing threat to the pockets of the common man,” he said.
Dev questioned the BJP’s promises of economic growth, jobs and affordability for India’s impoverished majority. “The government had utterly failed and was imploding with record high prices, out-of-control hyperinflation, unemployment and child starvation,” he said. “Yet, somehow the cronies of BJP and their associated corporate heads were increasing their profits, and making more money for themselves at the expense and exploitation of the masses and the majority of abused Indian citizens.”
Singh added, “The atrocities on the poor and marginalised sections had so intensified in the saffron rule that the people were eagerly awaiting to teach a lesson to the highly ascendant BJP regime.” He appealed to the youth, the women folk, the aged and the old to support the Panthers Party in its initiative to restore justice to the teaming millions of the state. Prominent among those who joined the protest demonstration included Ashri Devi DDC, Manju Singh, Ankit Love, Ankit Senson, Rajkumar, Sham Lal Sharma, Om Prakash, Ravinder Singh and others, the statement said.
