CPI and CPI(M) hold protest march against government

Ludhiana, January 25, 2014: The Communist Party of India (CPI) and  CPI(M) held a protest march against the rise in prices of essential commodities including the LPG Petrol, deteriorating law and order situation and other anti people policies of the state government, consolidation of land and sand mafia, criminal activities of drug mafia and increase in the petty crime. The parties held rally at the railway station and then marched to the Clock Tower Chowk. Speaking on the occasion various speakers said that even the police personnel are not safe. The law and order situation has deteriorated to the lowest ebb ever in the recent period. All sections of the people particularly the women have never felt them so unsafe as today. The unwarranted behaviour with the struggling teachers is highly condemnable the speakers said. There is political interference in the functioning of the police. Land Mafia and Sand Mafia as well as the drug peddlers are active without any fear. The speakers also lambasted the government for imposing taxes to the tune of Rs. 9000 crores on the people of Punjab in form of property tax, increase in bus fare, registration of vehicle rates increase, enhancement of rate of Intqal and TS 1, electricity tariff etc. The tax on petrol is also maximum in Punjab. Not only that the employees are not being paid salaries on time. Even the pension is not being disbursed. Over and above increase in the prices of LPG have completely imbalanced the ordinary family. Large number of people have not got the subsidies. They are even finding it difficult to get Aadhar cards. People have to wait in long queues for this and then run around in the banks. Policies of both state and central governments have robbed the people.

Those who addressed the gathering include Vijay Mishra- Member State Committee CPM, Kartar Singh Bowani- Secretary CPI Ludhiana, Sukhminder Singh Sekhon- Member state committee CPI (M), Gulzar Gorea, O P Mehta,  DP Maur, Jatinder Pal, Jagdish, Ramesh Rattan, Amarjeet Mattu- District Secretary CPM, Badev Singh Latala, Surinder Singh Jalaldiwal, Avtar Gill, Gurnam Sidhu, Sukhminder Lotey, Devraj, Kewal Singh, Jagdish Chander, Amarnath Koomkalan, Anod Kumar, Manjeet Singh Buta and Ramadhar Singh.//ludhiana news online, ludhiana news in English, ludhiana news, ludhiana current news, ludhiana news live, Ludhiana breaking news, Ludhiana headlines, Ludhiana latest news, punjab news, india news, punjab news live, punjab news online, punjab news, punjab news headlines, punjab breaking news, india news, punjab news,

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