CNG auto drivers blocked the main road on Sunday in front of the Badharghat CNG station to protest against the price hike of natural gas.

They said that the protest movement will continue if the government does not decrease the price of CNG.

They said that government has hiked CNG price 2-3 times in last few months.
Government again increased CNG by 9 rupees 30 paise, which became effective from Saturday night and thus, the price of CNG became 78 rupees 30 paise.

The protesters said that relevant departments or officials of the government did not speak with the labour union before increasing the price.

They alleged that the government has taken decisions completely on their own and imposed the burden of high price on auto drivers, whereas it was important to discuss the matter with labour unions.

One of the agitators said that due to such repeated increases of CNG prices along with petrol, mobile and various commodities, auto drivers are struggling to survive.

Auto drivers and labours said that if government does not decrease CNG price, various agitation programmes will continue.

Due to this situation, majority of people faced significant challenges this day due to road block and scarcity of autos in this route and adjacent routes.