BJD to stage protest against price rise in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD has decided to organise a massive demonstration in front of the Lok Seva Bhawan here on January 6 to protest failure of the BJP government in checking price rise of essential commodities.

Announcing this at a media conference here on Friday, Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik along with senior BJD leaders Debi Prasad Mishra and Sanjay Dasburma said skyrocketing prices of essential commodities has crippled the lives of the poor and middle class families.

“The rising prices have severely affected the common people, especially those in villages. Food inflation has soared to 9.4 per cent. The increase in prices of fuel, edible oil and essential items has harmed the budget of every household,” Mishra said.