Daijiworld.com: Mangaluru: Saturday, September
08, 2018.
As many as 28 organisations will join
together for a massive protest march from Hampanakatta Circle to DC office on
Monday, September 10 against the fuel hike, informed MLC Ivan D Souza.
Addressing media here on Friday September
7, Ivan D Souza said, "There has been continuous hike in fuel price and
now it has reached up to Rs 81.63 per litre for petrol. In spite of less price
of crude oil in international market, the price for fuel has skyrocketed. In
2014, the crude oil price was US dollar 108.26 per barrel and petrol price was
Rs 65 per litre. Now in 2018, crude oil price is US 65 dollar per barrel and
the petrol price is Rs 81.63 per litre,”
“Even the diesel price has increased up
to Rs 74 per litre, compared to Rs 48 in the year 2014. There is no control
over the price of the fuel. We had demanded to bring fuel under GST, but the
Central government has refused to do so. The gas price was Rs 400 in 2014 and
now it has doubled in 2018 to Rs 813 per cylinder. As per the RTI information,
petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 34 and Rs 27 respectively to some
foreign countries,” Ivan informed.
"Even the common citizen has been
suffering due to the fuel hike. Hence, 28 organisations have joined together
for a massive protest march from Hampanakatta to DC office on September 10. We
are not doing this for any political gain,” he said.
"Prior to the protest march on
September 10, we will organise awareness meet on fuel hike on September 7 at
Urwa Market, Urwa store, Urwa rickshaw stand, Kudroli Jodupalli, Bunder police
station and Kandak between 6pm to 9pm. On September 8, the awareness meet will be
held at Kudroli Circle, KMC Attavar, Mahakali Padpu, Valencia and Kankanady
ground,” concluded Ivan D Souza.
President of Forum for Justice, Dayanand
Kotian, Dilraj Alva, Donald D Souza and others were present.
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