Dibrugarh: Carrying empty LPG cylinders, placards and banners, members of the Asomiya Yuva Mancha and the Asomiya Mahila Mancha took to the streets of Nazira town in Sivasagar district on Friday, protesting the relentless rise in the prices of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and essential commodities. Demonstrators marched through the town, raising slogans against the government and demanding immediate measures to rein in inflation that has been squeezing ordinary households across the region.The procession drew significant participation from the organisation’s youth and women’s wings, reflecting growing public frustration over the mounting financial burden on common citizens. The empty LPG cylinder, a prominent symbol of the protest, underscored the struggle of middle- and low-income households to afford basic necessities amid spiralling prices.“The prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas have gone beyond the reach of ordinary people. The common people are suffering. Every visit to the market feels like a punishment. Petrol prices have made transportation unbearable, and cooking gas has become a luxury for many families. The government must step in and take immediate steps to provide relief,” said Bhargav Tamuli, a leader of the Asomiya Yuva Mancha.Members of the Asomiya Mahila Mancha echoed the sentiment, saying women, as primary managers of household budgets, are bearing the sharpest brunt of the price rise.“A woman knows best what it means when a cylinder of cooking gas costs this much. Our families are reeling under the burden of rising fuel and food prices. A working mother earning a meagre wage cannot manage soaring bills and empty kitchen cylinders. We have come out into the streets so that our cries reach the government,” said a woman protester.The protesters urged the state and central governments to take concrete steps to control the prices of fuel and essential goods, including reducing taxes on petroleum products, ensuring adequate subsidies on cooking gas, and strengthening the public distribution system to make essential commodities accessible to all sections of society.
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