Pillion earlier, watch WB CM Mamata Banerjee learn to ride e-scooter & lead fuel protest

In a unique protest against rising fuel prices across country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday rode an electric scooter to state secretariat Nabanna. In morning she had been driven re by state minister Firhad Hakim, but at end of day, she decided to ride scooter by herself as she proceeded to Kalighat to lead ar protest. A video of Chief Minister from first moments that she got on scooter shows how she did it gingerly at first, being given a lot of help and support by her aides. At one point, CM Mamata lost balance of vehicle and people around her quickly caught hold. With ir help, Mamata Banerjee quickly mand to regain her balance and continued to drive, post which she did quite well.

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Mamata Banerjee's unique protest against fuel price hike

In morning TMC supremo had travelled to  State Secretariat in Nabanna. She was spotted riding pillion behind TMC leader Firhad Hakim who is also Mayor of Kolkata. In an attempt to protest,  helmet-clad Bengal Chief Minister while riding scooter had a placard hanging around her neck. During 7-km long journey from Hazra more to state secretariat, she was also seen waving at people on both sides of road. 

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Upon reaching Nabanna after a 45-minute ride, Banerjee once again slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government and said, "re was demonetisation, and w fuel prices are rising." Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is selling everything in country, she said, "From Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to coal everything in country is being sold. This is anti-people, anti-youth and anti-farmer government."

Hitting out at PM Modi, West Bengal CM said, "We are protesting against fuel price hike. Modi government only makes false promises. y have done thing to bring down fuel prices. You can see difference in petrol prices when Modi government came to power and w."

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While speaking about her unique way of protesting, TMC chief said that she rode on an e-scooter to protest manner in which petrol, diesel and LPG prices are rising. Asserting that a middle-class household needs two LPG cylinders a month which y can't afford w, she said that over 1 crore people in West Bengal who depend on kerosene, are t able to get it w. 

Meanwhile, several opposition party leaders termed Banerjee's protest "a publicity stunt" and called it "atrics". Fuel prices are soaring high in country for past few weeks and have even crossed Rs 100 mark in few states. Opposition parties have std protests across country against rising fuel prices.

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(With ANI inputs)