Petrol price hike: BJP, SP workers demonstrate

The steep rise in petrol price drew vehement protests today with Samajwadi Party disrupting rail traffic and BJP staging a dharna to register their disapproval against the hike.

The steep rise in petrol price drew vehement protests today with Samajwadi Party disrupting rail traffic and BJP staging a dharna to register their disapproval against the hike.

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Workers of the Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha, the youth wing of Mulayam Singh Yadav's party, squatted on the tracks blocking the movement of Lucknow-bound Ganga Gomti Express.

The train resumed its journey after nearly an hour when GRP personnel arrived at the spot and chased away the protesters.

Meanwhile, a dharna was organised at the busy civil lines crossing by BJP members, led by former state minister and MLA Narendra Kumar Singh Gaur.