APCC appeals for bandh observance today

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) while attacking the BJP led Centre government and supporting the Bharat Bandh against the Petrol and Diesel price hike in country has appealed the people of State to support the ten hour Congress sponsored bandh on Monday.

In a media briefing on Sunday, APCC President Takam Sanjoy said that the value of the Indian currency is going down and on the other side the price of petrol and diesel are touching the sky. "How can the people of the country tolerate and how can a normal and middle class people afford such price rise of essential commodities in the market including the fuel price," Sanjoy questioned.

He said that State executive meeting held on September 8 have expressed and resolved to extend support to the Bharat bandh and subsequently APCC have decided to call for ten-hour bandh on September 10 from 5am to 3pm.