MORE THAN 20,000 BJP WORKERS STAGE DHARNA-DEMONSTRATION AT 25 PLACES PROTESTING AGAINST HIKE IN THE PRICE OF PETROL AND SCARCITY OF WATER AND POWER

More than 20,000 Delhi BJP workers staged Dharna-Demonstration at 25 prominent intersections of the capital to protest against severe scarcity of power-water, unprecedented hike in the price of petrol and demanded the Government to roll back the increased price of petrol and provide sufficient water-power to the people of Delhi. Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta led a strong demonstration at Varunalaya. He told that due to anti people policies of the Government there has been hike in the price of petrol and there is severe scarcity of water and power in Delhi. It has led to price spiral and made the life of the people difficult. 

On the other hand the Legislators of the party moved adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly and strongly protested against scarcity of water-power in the capital during question hour. Due to the protest of Legislators, the Speaker had to adjourn the session for a short period. Many BJP Legislators came to the Legislative Assembly sitting in Tonga to protest against steep hike of Rs. 7.54 in the price of petrol. BJP Legislators S. Shri Dr. Harsh Vardhan Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, Harcharan Singh Balli, Sahab Singh Chauhan, Jai Bhagwan Aggarwal, Ravindra Bansal, Om Prakash Babbar, Mohan Singh Bisht, Dharmdev Solanki, Karan Singh Tanwar, Ramesh Bidhuri, Shyam Lal Garg, Naresh Gaud, Satya Prakash Rana, Manoj Shokeen, Dr. S.C.L. Gupta, Praduman Rajput etc. raised the issue of scarcity of water and power in the Legislative Assembly. In the demonstration at Varunayala, Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Legislative Assembly Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Shri Vijay Goel, Shri Rameshwar Chaurasiya, other senior leaders, Karol Bagh District President Rajesh Bhatia etc. participated. About 125 Councillors and District Presidents including S.Shri Sansar Singh, Rekha Gupta, Jai Prakash, Mehak Singh, Kailash Jain, Ram Charan Gujrati, Nirmal Jain, Pankaj Jain, Rajiv Babbar, Suman Prakash Sharma, Manoj Sharma, Chhoteram took part in the Dharna-Demonstrations in entire Delhi. 

The agitated BJP workers were raising slogans “Congress Sarkar Haaye Haaye, Congress Murdabad, Pani Bijli De Na Sake Jo-Wo Sarkar Badalni Hai etc.” Women workers were raising slogans against the Government at the place of demonstration with empty pitchers. At many places women demonstrated with empty dishes and bread roller. Today more than 20,000 workers staged demonstration at Delhi Jal Board Office, Ashok Vihar (Near Water Tank), Delhi Jal Board Office, Jhandewala Road, Idgah, Chandagiram Akhada Delhi Legislative Assembly, Sonia Vihar Jal Sodhan Sanyantra, Main Wazirabad Road, Delhi Jal Board Office Janta Flats Dilshad Garden (Rajiv Gandhi Hospital), Delhi Jal Board Office, Mayur Vihar-II near Pocket-E, Jal Board Office Lajpat Nagar, Delhi Jal Board Office Vikas Marg, Varunalaya (Delhi Jal Board Headquarters) Jhandewalan, Karol Bagh, Delhi Jal Board Office, R.K. Puram Sec-7, New Delhi, Delhi Jal Board Office, Sec-15, Rohini (Near Canal), Delhi Jal Board Office Udhyog Nagar, H-Block Peeragarhi, Delhi Jal Board Office, Swarg Ashram Mandir, Beriwala Bagh Subhash Nagar, Delhi Jal Board Office, Delhi Gate, Najafgarh, UGR Madhu Vihar Main Road Palam, Delhi Jal Board Office Okhala Industrial Area-I, Opp. Govindpuri Water Tank, Greater Kailash, BRT Corridor. 

Addressing the workers, Pradesh President told that Congress Government has become a problem for the people of the country. BJP is the only solution. Hence 120 crore people of the country are looking towards BJP with hope. The irony is that the Central Government is increasing the price of petrol even when the price of crude oil is decreasing in the international market and it preaches the State Government to cut taxes. No other country in the world recovers as much Tax on petrol as the Government of India recovers on it. Here the price of petrol is more than the price of the petrol in USA. 2 crore people of capital do not get sufficient supply of water and power. In many houses of the capital city there is no provision for toilets and kitchens. Congress has ruled India for 50 years after the independence of the country and the condition has become from bad to worse. He further told that this public movement will continue till increased price is withdrawn. On this day there will be unprecedented Band in Delhi because the people do not want the Congress rule now.