Port Blair, April 24: Following the nationwide protest call against fuel price rise in country, members of the Block Congress Committee, Diglipur held a ‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ in Diglipur on Friday.

At the protest site, party leaders and workers gathered with empty cylinders and raised slogans against the increasing petrol, diesel and LPG prices.

ANTCC President Mr. Rangalal Halder, ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Mr. TSG Bhasker, DCC President, South Andaman, Mr. V.K Abdul Aziz, DCC President North & Middle Andaman Mr. Madhai Murshid and BCC President Mr. Suneel Paramanick led the agitation.

Speaking on the occasion, Halder said that the government smartly held up the prices for 137 days till the five assembly elections were over and have now started increasing the prices.

Bhasker appealed to the residents of Diglipur to join the protest to wake up the deaf and dumb government.