Punjab Congress to hold state-wide protest against Centre's 'anti-people' policies

Punjab Congress will hold a state-wide protest on Monday against the "anti-people" policies of the Modi-government. The protests will be held at block levels across the state, a party release said in Chandigarh on Sunday. The protest will be the final phase of the stir launched by the Congress at district headquarters earlier this month on issues related to price-rise, unemployment and industrial recession, it said.

'The number of educated employed youths was skyrocketing'

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Sunil Jakhar exhorted party workers to ensure maximum participation in the protests. "A common man now cannot afford to purchase a kilogram of onions or tomatoes ... Industries have been forced by the situation to shut down at least two days a week. The number of educated unemployed youths was skyrocketing. The central government was not releasing the GST share to Punjab and other states to create financial disorders, Jakhar alleged.

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Punjab minister accused the BJP led Union Govt

Meanwhile, in Ludhiana, Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union government of being the biggest threat for the Indian economy. He alleged that the Union government was willfully ignoring the interests of the government departments/institutions and was instead promoting big corporate houses. Besides, the BJP caused huge damage to the backbone of the Indian economy by implementing the GST and demonetisation, due to which the countrymen are suffering, he said addressing a dharna' at Verka Milk Plant.

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