Congress, BJD announce agitational programmes to protest withdrawal of subsidy on LPG

Criticising the Centre for cheating poor women, the BMJD leaders demanded that GST on LPG cylinders should be waived.
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BHUBANESWAR: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress have decided to oppose the Centre's decision to withdraw subsidy on LPG in phased manner by announcing agitational programmes.

Describing the Centre's decision as anti-people, president of the Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) Pramila Mallick, minister for planning and convergence and advisor to BMJD Usha Devi and minister of state for handlooms, textiles and handicrafts and vice-president of BMJD Snehangini Chhuria announced that the BMJD would demonstrate in front of the Raj Bhavan on August 4 protesting the phased withdrawal of subsidy on LPG.
  
Apart from this, demonstrations will be organised in front of the office of all district collectors, offices of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Berhampur and additional district magistrate, Rourkela on August 8 to protest the Centre's decision, they said.
  
Describing the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre as anti-poor, the BMJD leaders said a memorandum addressed to the president on the issue would be submitted through the governor and district collectors. Stating that cost of LPG has increased by Rs 32 per cylinder after the introduction of GST, the BMJD leaders said beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme will also be affected because of the decision to withdraw subsidy.
  
Criticising the Centre for cheating poor women, the BMJD leaders demanded that GST on LPG cylinders should be waived.
  
Meanwhile, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) today announced that the Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress (OPMC) will hold a dharna in front of the Raj Bhavan here on August 5 against the Centre's decision to withdraw subsidy on LPG.
  
Stating that decision has proved the anti-poor nature of the NDA government at the Centre, the OPCC announced that the agitation against it will be intensified in the coming days.

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