Police briefly detain JKPCC chief, several party workers protesting against rising fuel prices

Police briefly detain JKPCC chief, several party workers protesting against rising fuel prices

The Hindu

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president G.A. Mir was briefly detained in Jammu on Feb. 28 along with over a dozen party workers during a protest against the rising fuel prices, police said. The police acted after Mr. Mir, along with senior party colleagues and former Ministers Raman Bhalla and Yogesh Sawhney, tried to take out a rally against the price hike of essential commodities, especially petrol, diesel and LPG at Janipur locality of the city, the officials said.
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