Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 11: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders led by Jammu East MLA, Yudhvir Sethi and BJP All Cells Incharge Ved Sharma submitted a memorandum at the office of the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, strongly protesting the proposed hike in petrol and diesel prices by the Omar Abdullah-led Government. The memorandum was received by officials in the absence of the Divisional Commissioner.
The BJP delegation warned that the proposed increase of Rs1 per litre on petrol and Rs 2 per litre on diesel would impose an additional financial burden on the common people of Jammu & Kashmir, particularly at a time when the public is already grappling with rising costs of living.
Among those present during the submission of the memorandum included Ashu Mahajan, convenor BJP Transport Cell, along with Cell co-convenors, Roshan and Kamalpreet. Senior BJP leaders Sham Langer, K.L. Sharma, Mukherjee Sharma, Balvinder Singh, and Karunesh Gupta were also present.
Speaking on the occasion, Yudhvir Sethi strongly criticized the National Conference Government for betraying the promises made to the people during the Assembly elections. He said that the party had assured relief to the common man in its election manifesto, but instead of providing respite, the Government is now moving to impose additional taxes on fuel.
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