Fuel price hike: Congress holds 6-hour 'Chakka Jam' in Bhubaneshwar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Jun 04 (ANI): In order to express their agitation against the fuel and gas price hikes, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has called for a 6-hour 'Chakka Jam' in Bhubaneshwar on Monday. The party workers took over the streets and stopped the moving vehicles. The protest started at 6 am in the morning and will continue till 12 in the noon. Niranjan Patnaik, state Congress President stated that due to centre's decision of price hike, a few traders and manufacturers are benefitted but the consumers are at the receiving end. He also demanded to bring petroleum under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bracket.