Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (HB/EP)

Udupi, Jun 29: “The increase in oil prices by the government at the center is disastrous for ordinary people. Modi government that came to power with false promises of good days is pushing the people to difficulty. If this continues, the people in the country will revolt and root out the government at the center,” said Udupi district Congress president Ashok Kumar Kodavoor. At the protest meeting held at Udupi Ajjarkadu War Memorial he warned the government at the center against oil price rise.

“The government has failed to protect the welfare of people. It goes around telling lies to hide them. Petrol and diesel prices in the country have peaked when the crude oil prices in the world have reached rock bottom. The images of Chinese soldiers in Indian land are visible in satellite but the prime minister is insulting the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers saying that such incidents have not occurred. Congress party which questioned it, is labeled as traitor. We will continue our campaign,” he said.

Former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, former MLAs Gopala Poojary, U R Sabhapathi, KPCC chief secretary M A Gafoor, secretary Veronica Corneleo presented the failures of the government in front of the people. A memorandum was submitted to the deputy commissioner later opposing increase of oil prices.

Prakhyat Shetty, Kishan Hegde Kolkebail, B Narasimha Murthy, Shabbir Ahmed, Annayya Sherigar, Y Sukumar Padubidri, Raju Poojary, Neere Krishna Shetty, Mahabala Kunder, Keerthi Shetty, Jyothi Hebbar, Navinchandra Suvarna, Madan Kumar, Pradeep Kumar Shetty and others were present.