Meantime in India, the Bharat bandh is launched with trades unions<\/a> in India starting the two-day nationwide strike on March 28th and 29th, and on 31st March 2022 at 11 a.m. to protest against the fuel hike, Congress leaders and workers, along with people will protest outside their homes and public places by garlanding gas cylinders, scooters\/bikes, empty petrol\/diesel cans, etc., and also post these activities on various social media platforms, to draw the attention of the deaf BJP government against the insurmountable increase in prices of gas-petrol-diesel,” the circular said.<\/p>\n Congress General Secretary Organisation K.C. Venugopal issued an internal circular to all the state units on Saturday making it compulsory for its leaders and workers to post about the fuel hike protests on social media.<\/p>\n The circular further said, “People of India have been betrayed, duped and deceived by the Modi Government. After keeping the prices of petrol, diesel, gas cylinder, piped natural gas (PNG) & CNG unchanged for 137 days to secure the votes of people, last one week has been a nightmare for a budget of every household.”<\/p>\n “Between 2nd to 4th April 2022 at 11 a.m. there will be ‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March’ with the participation of people at the district headquarters, organised by the DCCs.<\/p>\n “On 7th April 2022 at 11 a.m. Congress workers, frontal organisations, departments and cells, along with labour associations, unions and civil society groups will hold a similar ‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Dharna & March’ at the state headquarters, organised by the PCCs.”<\/p>\n The state-owned oil marketing companies (OMC) hiked the fuel prices again on Sunday for the fifth time in the last six days.<\/p>\n These prices were revised for the very first time on Tuesday (March 22) after a gap of more than four months.<\/p>\n Earlier too on March 24th protests were held over the nation, by Congress workers and the public in different parts.<\/p>\n Today JKPYC and JKPCC staged a joint protest against the Union Government for increasing fuel prices which has made common man\u2019s life more difficult.#FuelPriceHike<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iaLc6XgHBN<\/a><\/p>\n — J&K Youth Congress (@IYCJammuKashmir) March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n