Port Blair, April 18: The Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Fishermen Congress Committee today held a protest at Bambooflat against fuel and LPG cylinder price hike across the country. Protesters raised slogans and held banners against the central government.

ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Shri. TSG Bhasker, DCC President Shri. V.K Abdul Aziz and A&N Fishermen Congress President Shri. B. Laxmi Narayan led the protest in the first leg under its "Mehangai Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan" programme.

Protesters raised slogans and held banners against the central government. Empty LPG cylinders and vehicles were at display at the protest sites. Cylinders were garlanded in a bid to show that they were useless as people cannot buy gas cylinders.

Zilla Parishad Member Mrs. Mariyam Bibi, Hope Town Pradhan Mrs. Rasheeda, Bambooflat 02 Pradhan Mrs. Naseem Banu, Bambooflat 01 Pradhan Shri. Bablu, Ex-Zilla Parishad Member, Shri. Sundaram along with all office bearers of Block Congress Committee and Fishermen Congress Committee were present at the protest.