CPI (M) to launch hunger strike from Jan 15 over LPG price

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A hunger strike will be launched by the CPI (M) from January 15 in 1400 centres coming under140 constituencies in protest against the hike in LPG prices, said CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. One person will stage a 24 hour strike and there is no time limit for the strike, he said. Severe hardships are caused to the people over the steep hike in LPG prices and the concerned union minister is not willing to withdraw the hike. An amount of Rs 230 has been hiked in the domestic connection and this cannot be accepted.  From 2006 onwards, the centre had relaxed 28 lakh crores for big corporates. The price was hiked to help some corporates. The policy of the government is to cut short subsidy for ordinary people and relaxing tax for corporates. The chief minister is cheating the people, he alleged. The Parliament has not passed a law to make mandatory aadhaar card. The Supreme Court has also not mentioned it. Still the centre is surpassing the court, he said at the press meet held in the capital city. The CPM has not ended the strike against the chief minister in the solar case and will continue it in the assembly. Many new things are being revealed daily.  It is strange Saritha S Nair, accused in the solar case, travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Ernakulam via Puthupally. The revelation of Saritha’s mother that a Congress leader forced her not to utter anything as it would topple the government, should be seen seriously. The people are aware of everything and there is no doubt they would react at the right time.   The induction of Ramesh Chennithala will not solve any problems. The revelation of JSS chief K R Gowri Amma that she was invited in the last assembly polls to lead the state is baseless. Will anybody be made the chief minister from outside the CPM, asked Pinarayi?