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VARANASI: The hike in diesel price and limitation on subsidised LPG cylinders led to massive protests across the district on Friday. While members of the Samajwadi Yuvajan Sabha stopped the movement of the Sultanpur-Lucknow passenger train at Cantonment Railway Station, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held protest against the Central government in Godowlia area.

Local traders, including Varanasi Biscuit Manufacturers Association, burnt an effigy of inflation at Sigra area and staged a dharna in the area, seeking rollback of the hike. While the hike in diesel prices has burnt a hole in the pocket of traders and vehicle owners, housewives were also left distraught by the decision.

Activists of India Against Corruption and several other organisations also staged protest in different areas of the city.