Fuel Price Hike: Self-taught Manipur lad develops ‘Personal Electric Vehicle’
Donald Sairem27 Apr 2022
Hailing from Nambol Balaramkhul Maning Leikai in Bishnupur district, Nandalal commutes at least 30 kilometres round trip in a day on his PEV.
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Hailing from Nambol Balaramkhul Maning Leikai in Bishnupur district, Nandalal commutes at least 30 kilometres round trip in a day on his PEV.
The Communist Party of India, Manipur State Council (CPI-MSC) announced that the party will continue its protest against fuel price hike till May 9.
Calling the price hike an unnecessary move, CPI state secretary L Sotinkumar accused the ruling government for catering to the greed of wealthy corporations while exploiting the general public and the economically backward people.
"Is the BJP government running the nation just with the taxes collected from fuels, pharmaceutical items and fertilizers?” MPCC president K Meghachandra Singh questioned.
All Manipur Nupi Marup stated that the continuous rise in the price of petrol, diesel have hugely affected the working class, students and the daily wage earners of the state
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) stated in a release that the skyrocketing of the price of diesel and petrol has led to the increase in travel fares, which have become a huge adversity to the people of the state.
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Owing to the fuel price hike, many farmers could not carry out their agricultural activities due to their inability to afford the pumping of water into their paddy fields, Manipur Pradesh Youth Congress P Bankimchandra Meitei said.
The All Manipur Nupi Marup (AMNM) alleged that the Modi-led government keeps on supporting the corporate sectors for getting immense support at the time of election even when people are striving hard for survival.
The nationwide protest against fuel price hike has been conducted since Wednesday last and will continue till June 30.
The Manipur State Secretariat of the CPI-M strongly denounced the rapid hike in the prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
Petrol and diesel prices in Imphal hit a record high of Rs 98.03 and Rs 88.31 respectively on May 21.
The BJP government has raised the fuel prices adding hardship to the people who have been suffering enough during the pandemic, NSUI Manipur state convenor Bankimchandra Meitei said.
According to the NPF, the increase in tax on petrol and diesel is a "frontal assault" on the right of the people to food and shelter.
The new rates of fuel will be effective from midnight of November 11.
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said that she saw no logic in such an increase at a time when the economic impact of COVID-19 is depriving millions of jobs and livelihood.