Jamshedpur, Jan 28: Taking a dig over Government�s inefficient policy to check rising petrol prices, All India Sikh Students Federation organised a Petrol Loan Mela on Sunday. It made people get loan to purchase expensive petrol in easy installments.
In the mela the participants were asked to make down payment of Rs 14 and three cheques were taken of 20-20 rupees for a loan amount of Rs 74.
Satnam Singh Gambhir, president of the Federation said that the public has become alarmed by the constant increase in petroleum products. People will have to take a loan on petrol. Gambhir said that the government should withdraw the rights from the private companies so that the companies cannot raise prices. Central Government should take petrol diesel within the purview of GST.
On the occasion, Baljit Singh Sansoa, Happy Singh, Khushwinder Singh, Narendra Singh Bhatia, Paramjit Singh, Goldi Saini, Manmeet Luthra, Robin Singh, Inderpal Singh, Sarabjit Singh were present.
Gambhir said, � It is really shocking to see the prices of petrol rising with every passing day. The common man has suffered the most since the prices of petrol and diesel have increased beyond expectation.�
The outfit members said the adverse impact of the continuous rise in petrol and diesel prices was evident everywhere as the prices of commodities of daily use had risen in an unprecedented manner. They said the Central and state governments should take steps to control price rise in petrol and diesel prices. The protestors said if the prices are not rolled back they would be forced to wage a bigger agitation.
The outfit members said the petrol and diesel prices were relatively lower in the neighbouring countries while in India the prices had shot up.
