All Assam Students' Union declares satyagraha against price hike, big dams

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GUWAHATI: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) on Monday declared satyagraha against big dams and price hike of petrol, diesel and essential commodities. AASU in-charge president Bipul Rabha and general secretary Sankor Jyoti Baruah announced that the students' body would stage satyagraha in all district headquarters against price hike on October 22 and against the big dam issue on October 25.

Talking to media persons, AASU in-charge president Bipul Rabha and general secretary Shankor Jyoti Baruah said, "Since some days, the spiralling price hike of fuel and essential commodities has gone beyond the control of the Central and State governments. All sections of people are suffering because of steep price hike of LPG, petrol, diesel and essential items. The price of petrol is more than Rs 100 per litre. If fuel prices continue to rise, prices of essential commodities will also keep increasing. The AASU will stage satyagraha against the anti-people attitude of the government."

Regarding the big dam issue, the AASU leaders said, "Various experts have warned against the adverse effects of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP). There is a threat to the lives and property of the people living in the downstream area of the dam. But both the Centre and the State Government have not taken this aspect seriously. The tripartite talk on LSHEP is yet to be held. So AASU and 30 other ethnic organizations will stage the satyagraha in all district headquarters on October 25."

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