BHAKTAPUR: The youths affiliated with Rastriya Prajatanatra Party Nepal (RPP-N) imposed a chackkajam for an hour at Sallaghari along the Araniko Highway on Tuesday morning, protesting against the recent hike on petroleum products.
The entire traffic witnessed a chaos along the highway from 10 am for more than an hour due to the obstruction.
A team of 40 youths led by the RPP-N's Youth Volunteer co-ordinator of Bhaktapur district committee, Rajendra Lakha, staged the protest to pressurise the government and Nepal Oil Corporation to revoke the petro price hike.
Last week, the NOC reviewed the retail prices of petrol, kerosene and diesel--with an increase of Rs 3 per litre. Likewise, the price of the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) was increased by Rs 75 per cylinder.
The RPP-N had staged demonstration at the NOC office premises last week.
Various student unions, gas dealers and consumer rights activists have been protesting the price hike.
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