Nationwide Protest Called By Left Parties Against Rising Inflation, Unemployment Begins Today

Left parties have called for a week wide agitation over the rising inflation and unemployment, saying that it is pushing people into poverty.

The parties demand central govt. should withdraw the duty and surcharge on all petroleum products, cooking gas etc.. (Representational Image)

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New Delhi: The Left parties have called a nationwide agitation for a week from May 25 till May 31 against rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment. They have also proposed a seven-point demands charter. The Left parties said the prices of petroleum products have gone up by 70 per cent, vegetables by 20 per cent, cooking oil by 23 per cent and cereals by 8 per cent in the last year.

Parties say that due to excessive inflation, people are facing an unprecedented burden.

Speaking to ANI, Politburo Member Ashok Dhawale said that the Modi-led BJP government’s policies are leading to unbearable price rises and unemployment. To divert the attention of the people from these burning issues, the RSS, BJP and the Sangh Parivar are fanning communal polarisation, he said. 

The Left parties say millions of people are troubled by the rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment in the country for which they are holding protests. They have demanded further relaxation of duty and surcharge on all petroleum products and a cut in prices of cooking gas.

“On May 23, an online meeting of the leaders of the Left parties in Maharashtra was held. It decided to hold largely united protest actions at the district and tehsil levels on these issues. It also expressed intense dissatisfaction at the very nominal recent decrease in petrol and diesel prices by the central government” All India Kisan Sabha President Ashok Dhawale told ANI

Speaking further, Dhawale said that the Samyukta Shetkari Kamgar Morcha (SSKM) in its physical meeting held on May 18 in Mumbai, and the Jan Andolananchi Sangharsh Samiti (JASS), which comprises off several mass organisations, have also decided to actively participate in the May 25-31 nationwide protest.