Bhubaneswar, April 2 – Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Youth Congress, alleged on Thursday that people are facing an LPG crisis due to the "faulty foreign policy" of the Centre.
Addressing a 'Yuvakranti Samavesh' organized by the Odisha unit of the Youth Congress here, Chib claimed that despite assurances from the Union government on adequate fuel supply, people were being forced to buy cooking gas cylinders at over Rs 3,500 in the black market.
"Due to the failure of foreign policy, people are forced to buy LPG at exorbitant rates," he alleged, blaming the Centre for the situation.
He claimed that several small food stalls and restaurants have shut down due to the crisis.
On unemployment, Chib alleged that over 12 lakh youths have registered for jobs in the state, while around 2 lakh posts remain vacant.
The Youth Congress chief also claimed that the state government has failed to provide safety and security to minority communities and women in the state.
On the recent fire incident at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, he demanded the resignation of the health minister on moral grounds.
"During the UPA regime, whenever a train accident took place, the railway minister resigned on moral grounds. But now, the BJP government owes no moral responsibility to the people," he claimed.
He demanded that the BJP-led NDA government immediately scrap the "anti-farmer" US trade deal.
Chib affirmed that until this deal is revoked, the Congress will continue its protests across the country.
When Youth Congress members were marching towards the Assembly, police stopped them and detained several supporters, including Chib, a police officer said.