Various groups have staged agitations against price rise in Guwahati in the recent past
GUWAHATI: Women voters in the four constituencies of Kamrup (Metro) district feel the rise in the prices of essentials, especially LPG cylinders, could weigh heavy on their minds when they go to vote. The women voters expect the new government to urgently address the issue of price rise.
“The government has taken many steps for the welfare of women. But the main issues are price hike of essential commodities and LPG cylinders. People suffered a lot, especially in the post-Covid period, because of uncontrolled price rise of vegetables, potatoes and onions. However, the prices of essential commodities have gone down marginally. LPG cylinder prices were hiked four times since February. How do the poor survive?” asked Ramila Das, a 49-year-old resident of Gauhati East constituency.
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GUWAHATI: Viable steps will be taken to solve the age-old issues of the masses, said candidate of Congress for Guwahati East Constituency, Ashima Bordoloi while addressing the media here on Sunday. She added, Despite being the representative of this Constituency and also Cabinet Minister for the last five years, Siddhartha Bhattacharya totally failed to live up to the expectations of the masses here. He did not take any practical steps to tackle any of the myriad problems that the citizens are facing in and around the Gateway to the Northeast Guwahati.
Elaborating on the issues, Ashima said, Stress will be laid on making tapped water accessible to each household, improve the lanes and road and also the drainage system besides tackling the menace of artificial floods. Another area of concern that cries for early solution is the insecurity being faced by the girls and women.
West Guwahati Congress candidate Meera Borthakur along with MP Pradyut Bordoloi, takes part in a campaign in Guwahati on Sunday
GUWAHATI: Congress ended its election campaign in Guwahati East constituency the only fully urban constituency in the state with promises to ensure access to household drinking water and land pattas to all, if voted to power.
Congress candidate Ashima Bordoloi, the granddaughter of the state’s first chief minister Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi, said she is committed to solve the perennial problems of the prestigious constituency, including access to household potable water and land pattas.
Targeting sitting BJP MLA Siddhartha Bhattacharya, against whom she is fighting the elections, for “not giving a heed to problems of the constituency, she questioned why Bhattacharya, being a Guwahati Development Department minister, failed to address the drinking water crisis.
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