AITUC workers stage protest against fuel price rise in Puducherry
The Hindu
AITUC protests against AINRC-BJP government's petrol and diesel price hike, citing impact on autorickshaw drivers' livelihood.
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Tuesday staged a protest against AINRC-BJP government’s decision to hike diesel and petrol prices by ₹ 2 from January 1 in the Union Territory.
AITUC members, mostly autorickshaw drivers, staged the protest in front of the Rajiv Gandhi Women and Child Hospital. They shouted slogans against the government for putting additional burden on the people by increasing the fuel price.
AITUC secretary Sethu Selvam said the hike in petrol and diesel prices would adversely impact the livelihood of autorickshaw drivers. The government should reconsider the decision to hike the prices of petrol and diesel, he said.

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