Uttarakhand Assembly: Congress stages walkout over price hike issue
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttarakhand Assembly: Congress stages walkout over price hike issue

Hindustan Times  

DEHRADUN: Opposition Congress MLAs cornered the government on the second day of the Uttarakhand legislative assembly on the issue of price hike, especially of diesel and petrol. Congress MLAs staged a walkout from the Uttarakhand assembly on the issue of price hike on Wednesday Many Congress legislators moved adjournment motions, demanding a debate in the House on the issue of inflation, arguing that it was affecting the people across the state and as such needed to be discussed in detail. Before the House started, many Congress MLAs including Anupama Rawat staged a protest in the assembly premises against the alleged targeting of Congress workers in Haridwar Rural after the BJP lost the seat. On Tuesday, Harish Rawat had also staged a symbolic one-hour silent protest in Haridwar to highlight the anti-encroachment drive in rural Haridwar’s Laldhang area where Congress supporters’ houses were allegedly demolished on Monday.

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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4 years, 10 months ago

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The Hindu  

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