Hike in milk prices protested

Presiding over the meeting, city unit BJP chief Bhupendra Lakhawala called on the citizens to continue their non-violent agitation until the Dairy withdrew the hike. Patel described the hike as unilateral, while former Mayor Shabdsharan Brahmbhatt called upon the citizens to take the agitation to every nook and corner of the city and compel the Dairy authorities to withdraw the hike.

The dairy had hiked milk prices by Re 1 per litre a few days ago. Regarding a possible hike in other products, Dairy Managing Director Ravindra Mathur had said that it was necessary as the raw material had become costly and that the transportation cost to get milk from other cities was more.

Meanwhile, in a statement on Thursday, members of the City Youth Congress questioned Mathur8217;s statement, pointing out that milk was being brought from other cities for several years so why the sudden need to hike the prices.

The statement further said that the Youth Congress has given a week8217;s time to the Dairy to withdraw the hike.