Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) leader, Sunil Dimple will sit on hunger strike on February 18 to protest against the rising prices of LPG, petrol and diesel and for the Statehood demand for J&K.
In a protest demonstration here today Dimple urged upon PM Narendra Modi to bring petrol and diesel under GST and exempt VAT, sale tax, excise duty on petrol and diesel.
He said the Government is working to benefit big corporate houses while the soaring prices have broken the backbone of common people.
The JWAM leader claimed that hike in prices of LPG gas, petrol and diesel has been done at a time when entire India is facing economic crisis due to the COVID pandemic.
“Hike in LPG, petrol and diesel prices will definitely increase prices of essential commodities,” he maintained adding that the Government has badly failed to control the prices of essential commodities.
Hans Raj Gupta, Vijay Kumar, Vinod Gupta, Sunny Agarwal, Sonu, Anmol, Rakesh, Sahil, Arjun and others were also present in the protest.