Petrol protest: Munugode youths prostrate in filling station

HYDERABAD: Scores of youths hailing from Munugode on Friday staged a novel protest at a petrol filling station in Marriguda Mandal of the Assembly constituency against the Central government for the exorbitant prices of petrol and diesel.

In a video, which instantly went viral on social media, the youths were seen prostrating in a circle around a petrol pump. They also parked their bikes in the petrol pump as part of their protest. In yet another symbolic protest, the agitators expressed their resentment by dragging a car with the help of ropes. This video too was quickly devoured on social media.

The young protesters expressed their displeasure over the high prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas. "The Munugode by-election gave us an opportunity to openly express our displeasure against the BJP government," they said.