BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday announced that the youth and student wing activists of the party will demonstrate at all the petrol pumps in the State to protest against the record hike in the prices of petrol and diesel.
Announcing this at a media conference here, BJD general secretary Sanjay Dasburma said members of Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) will demonstrate infront of all petrol pumps from 9 am to 12 noon to make people aware about the anti-people steps of the Centre in a peaceful manner. He said care would be taken to ensure no customer faces any problem during the demonstration.
Stating that rise in the petrol and diesel prices have affected common people across the country, Dasburma said excise duty on petrol which was Rs 9.2 per litre on July 10, 2014 has increased by 200 per cent and reached Rs 19.48 per litre as on February 2. Similarly, excise duty on diesel has increased from Rs 3.46 per litre to Rs 15.33 per litre during the same period.
Alleging that the BJP-led Government at the Centre is exploiting the common people by increasing the excise duty on petrol and diesel, Dasburma said revenue from oil sector which was Rs 88,600 crore in 2013-14 has now reached Rs 2,53,254 crore. While the price of petrol has increased from Rs 56.61 in March, 2016 to Rs 72.79 now, the price of diesel has increased from Rs 46.43 to Rs 69.54 now, he said and added that the Centre has increased excise duty on petrol and diesel nine times during the last four years.
Among others, BJD general secretary Arun Sahu, State secretary Bijay Nayak and spokesperson Sasmit Patra were present.
Fuel price hike
Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal will demonstrate infront of all petrol pumps from
9 am to 12 noon
Excise duty on petrol which was `9.2 per litre on July 10, 2014 increased by 200 pc and reached `19.48 per litre as on February 2
Excise duty on diesel has increased from `3.46 per litre to ` 15.33 per litre during the same period