BJP flays price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail

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September 17, 2012

Mangalore, September 17: Irked by the UPA government's decision to hike the prices of diesel and LPG gas as well as its decision to allow up to 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, the Dakshina Kannada District Committee of BJP held a protest on Monday in front of the District Commissioner's office.

Terming Congressmen as crooks, Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the Congress-led UPA government had been depriving people of their livelihood. With the hike in LPG gas and diesel prices, it is robbing the common man. While on one side, there are scams such as Commonwealth Games and 2G spectrum scams, now the Congressmen have swallowed crores of rupees in coal-gate, he said.

Lashing out at the Congress party, he questioned why the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was silent at this juncture.

He alleged that the UPA government had struck cruel blows on people one after the other by raising diesel prices, limiting subsidized cooking gas and opening up to multi-brand retail in India.

“Through the decision of allowing FDI in India, the 'Italian' Sonia Gandhi is paving the way for foreign countries to come and rob our country, the way we were robbed by the British decades ago. Either the Prime Minister should bring down the prices or resign,” he said.

District Committee President K Padmanabha Kottary said that the country belonged to farmers. If the government allows foreign investment, then the cottage-industries and small traders will suffer at the hands of foreign companies. The farmers will not benefit at all. FDI will wipe out Indian traders, he said.

Demanding immediate roll-back of the decision to allow FDI in India and hike in diesel price, he warned them to “make it right or face severe consequences”.

In a bid to mount pressure on UPA government, allies Samajwadi Party and JD(S) will join Left parties BJP for a nationwide protest on Thursday to oppose the decision to allow foreign investors in retail and hike in diesel prices.

Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat said that the Central government needed to debate on the issue and bring down the price of diesel and LPG gas.

Vice-president of the State BJP unit G K Sulochana Bhat spoke on the occasion. Rahim Uchil participated in the protest.

The district committee then submitted a memorandum to the DC addressed to the Prime Minister of India.

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During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

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