Bathinda, October 11
Members of the Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPI) staged a protest in front of the District Administrative Complex against ‘skyrocketing’ sand prices.
The party members raised slogans against the state government and submitted a memorandum of demands to be forwarded to the Chief Minister. The protesters also held a protest march in different parts of the city. Mahipal Sathi, a leader of the RMPI said: “People are getting fleeced due to high price of sand. Construction works are also getting hit adversely.”
