AASU Protests Against Soaring Prices in Jorhat

The Jorhat unit of AASU protested on Monday by burning an effigy of Assam’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Ranjeet Kumar Dass, over the rising prices of essential commodities like groceries, fuel, LPG, and medicines. Demonstrators gathered outside the Jorhat District Commissioner’s office, accusing the government of failing to control inflation after the Lok Sabha elections. They demanded urgent action to address the price hikes, which are affecting the common people, particularly the middle class and economically marginalized. AASU leaders Riyaz Hussain, Sudhir Ranjan Bhattacharjee, and Tanmay Bhardwaj led the protest.