Haldwani (Uttarakhand) March 14: BJP today said it would gherao Parliament on April 21 to protest against the alleged failure of the UPA government in curbing the prices of essential commodities across the country.
“We will mount our offensive against the government on price rise. For this purpose, the BJP will gherao Parliament on April 21,” said senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar addressing a rally against the Centre’s economic policies.
Kumar also supported the demand of the extension of concessional industrial package (CIP), which expires on March 31, by another period of 10 years.
BJP will take up the issue of extension of tax exemptions to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh with the Centre. For this purpose, a separate strategy would be chalked out, he said.
–Agencies