Fuel price hike: Transporters set to protest on June 28
Fuel prices in the city surged on Wednesday with petrol nearing ₹103 for each litre and diesel approaching the ₹95-mark. One litre of petrol was available at ₹102.82 and diesel at ₹94.84 in Mumbai. Transporters’ bodies across India have decided to stage a one-day protest on June 28 and they are likely announce indefinite agitation if demands are not met.
An increase of 24 paise and 14 paise were witnessed on petrol and diesel respectively on Wednesday in the city. On Tuesday, one litre of petrol was priced at ₹102.58 while one litre of diesel was available at ₹94.70.
“An urgent meeting was held on the issue of continual surge in diesel prices and the government’s apathy to the plight of the transport fraternity which is struggling for survival and sustenance. The house decided that there will be a nationwide protest on June 28 across the country and a memorandum will be submitted to the Prime Minister. It has been decided to prepare for indefinite nationwide chakkajam and if similar conditions persist the same will be announced in due course.” said Bal Malkit Singh, chairman, All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC).
Transporters have been demanding a decrease in fuel prices, provision of instalments for moratorium and relief to the sector.
Less time to read?
Try Quickreads
-
When members of the West Bengal cabinet came to seek Mahatma Gandhi's blessings in Kolkata (then Calcutta) on August 15, 1947, he said they (ministers) now wore a crown of thorns and should remain humble and be forbearing. This has been recorded in a letter that Mahatma Gandhi wrote from Beliaghata, Calcutta, (now Kolkata) to Agatha Harrison (an English industrial welfare reformer and unofficial diplomat) on August 15, 1947.
-
A difficult history question on independence day
In a modern nation's collective consciousness, its Independence Day is an uplifting landmark. It is a time for celebration, nostalgia and shared pride. But as the nation matures, it could also be a juncture to take stock of where we are. And even raise uncomfortable questions. Colonial powers pillaged their colonies for their own benefit, the fruits of which they still enjoy. It set back human progress for the natives in more ways than one.
-
CM keeps urban devt, key ministries go to Fadnavis
Mumbai: Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday allocated portfolios to all 20 members of the council of ministers keeping urban development, transport and public works department with himself, while key ministries — home, finance and housing — went to deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The portfolios were distributed five days after the state government, comprising Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the Bharatiya Janata Party, inducted 18 ministers during the first cabinet expansion on August 9.
-
Har Ghar Tiranga: Citizens worry about the fate of tricolour after I-Day celebration
Mumbai: With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation distributing more than 41 lakh national flags to people over the past two weeks as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, concerned Mumbaiites now worry about the fate of these flags, once the independence day celebration is over. Senior officials said that they have supplied 41 lakh flags across its wards, and several defective ones were replaced during the supply process.
-
Man kills 22-year-old girlfriend in Mumbra, held
Thane: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing hAltamash Dalvi (27), a resident of Mumbra, working as a supervisor in a small company's22-year-old girlfriend from Mumbra because he did not want to marry her. The accused threw her body into a hilly area near the quarry of Mumbra bypass, police said. As per the woman's family, she was pregnant. The police is waiting for the final postmortem report. He has been remanded in custody till August 17, the police said.
