Madikeri, june.14: The Congress party held a protest in the district today against the hike in oil prices. The Kodagu District Congress Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Organization condemned petrol prices exceeding a century by cutting a cake with outrage.The Activists of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayath Raj Organisation and Women's Congress leaders gathered at the petrol bunk in Madikeri's Timmaiah circle along with senior Congress leader Mittu Changappa and started protesting by cutting the cake and distributing it.District president of Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Organisation, Tennera Maina said, "30rs a litre at a base price of rs.60, The BJP government, which is exploiting the people, did not celebrate the century effortlessly."So, in the absence of the central government and BJP leaders, the Congress has been cutting the cake. Ambakal Kushalappa, Chairman of Sarvodaya Committe, KPCC Secretary G.J.Kaverappa, Rajesh Yellappa, Member of Urban Council, district president of social network, Hosur Suraj, Youth Congress leader, Shafi Kottamudi, Minaj Praveen, General Secretary of Women's Congress, Ravi Gowda, Chairman of Madikeri Urban Safety Committe, Prakash Acharya, Former City Council Member, T.P.Nanayya, Ambakal Naveen, District President, Proffesional Unit, Zulekabi, former chairwoman of the city council, Mumtaz Begum, Farzana, Lilly participated.The Ponnampete Block Congress, Women Congress, Seva Dal, Unorganized Sector and Youth Congress protesting against the petrol bunk of various petrol bunkers have expressed their displeasure against the central government condemning the petrol price crossing Rs.100.The protest started in front of Umamaheshwari Temple under the leadership of Ponnampete Block Congress President Meederira Naveen, in front of Harishchandrapur Petrol bunk led by Kozhikra Bharathi, President of the Women's Congress and in the presence of Teresa Victor, District Secretary of Congress the protest took place in front of a petrol bunk in Ponnampete road.Party activists threw out their outrage. Block Congress president Meederira Naveen while talking to media said "30rs a litre petrol is brought at a price of Rs.60 and the taxes are exploiting people. Now that it has crossed the boundary where a litre is Rs.100, the protest was inevitable."Addresing the protesters, former MLC Arun Machaiah, District spokesperson Keshamada Saritha, member of the GP Maji P.R.Pankaja, former President of Sevadala Kaverappa, party leaders Abdul Sammad, M.Manjula and Women's Congress President Kolera Bharathi also spoke.Leader Pramodh Ganapathi, Namera Ankith, Rajashekhar, Mukhalera Sumitha, Karthamada Ramya, Mukhalera Asha, Karthamada Rashika, Cheluvanda Kaverappa, Subbaiah, M.B.Anish, Manjula, Kademada Kusuma, Raveena, Netra, Khalid and several others were present.Young men and women participated, regardless of rain.
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