{"id":135900,"date":"2021-11-11T13:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T07:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=135900"},"modified":"2021-11-19T14:46:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T09:16:34","slug":"mlas-of-kerala-opposition-ride-bicycles-to-assembly-in-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=135900","title":{"rendered":"MLAs Of Kerala Opposition Ride Bicycles To Assembly In Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2a6a8c3593e6620bd92d71f585bdd19b\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NEW RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2960496911\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>On Thursday, November 11 in Kerala, legislators from the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) rode their bicycles into the Assembly to express their displeasure with the Pinarayi Vijayan government&#8217;s refusal to reduce taxes on petroleum goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274612-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274612-768x534.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Kerala Opposition MLAs ride bicycles to Assembly in protest<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the Centre&#8217;s reduction, the price of petrol per litre fell by Rs 12.27, while the price of diesel fell by Rs 6.30, bringing the average price of one-litre petrol in the state to Rs 103.80 and diesel to Rs 91.59, while the state&#8217;s portion in the tax component was reduced in neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/i-was-invited-to-the-alleged-drug-on-cruise-party-says-congress-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018I Was Invited To The Alleged Drug-On-Cruise Party\u2019 Says Congress Minister<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;Diwali present&#8217; from the centre arrived on November 4, but Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal ruled out any additional tax cuts. He said that the Centre had raised taxes, whereas the state government had never done so, and hence Kerala was not obligated to lower them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-135902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274611-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/kerala-opposition-legislators-arrives-in-bicycle-to-protest-against-1274611-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>MLAs arriving at Assembly on bicycles<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a dozen legislators from the Congress party and its supporters cycled through the streets on Thursday morning, accompanied by a slew of press cameras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Both the Centre and the state have been taking on the people on account of the fuel prices. We have been long demanding the State government to come to the rescue of the people. Other prices are spiraling on account of the rising fuel rates and the state government is a silent spectator. We will continue our protest against the state government for their callous attitude,&#8221; said Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, who led the cyclists.<br><br><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, November 11 in Kerala, legislators from the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) rode their bicycles into the Assembly to express their displeasure with the Pinarayi Vijayan government&#8217;s refusal to reduce taxes on petroleum goods. 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