ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Nov 14: Following the directive of the party high command, Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Sunday launched "Jan Jagran Abhiyan" campaign to highlight the issue of inflation and high fuel prices in the country.
APCC also released a toll-free number 1800212000011 for people to connect with the party's "Jan Jagran Abhiyan". People can fill a digital form to become a part of the campaign against price rise.
General Secretary, APCC, Gyamar Tana informed that the motive behind the campaign is to increase awareness amongst the common public about inflation under BJP rule. 
Under PM Narendra Modi led BJP government the price of LPG cylinders has increased by Rs. 305. Gas cylinder which used to be Rs. 450 in 2014 under the Congress government is now Rs. 900 per cylinder. Due to the increase in the price of LPG cylinders, 42% of people stopped using LPG for cooking and started using wood, Tana said. He also cited that, under Modi rule, around 8 crore Indians dropped below the poverty line in the last 8 years. 97% of household incomes decreased.  In the Global Hunger Index, India, at 101 place, ranks worse than neighbouring countries like, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal  and  Sri Lanka.

BJP government has increased the Central Excise Duty which was 29.48 per litre on petrol in the Congress government to 32.90 per litre and 23.56 per litre on diesel to  31.80 due to which the price of petrol has reached 109.69 and diesel to 98.42, he added.

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