Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Punjab Congress Protest Over Inflation Dispersed by Water Cannon
Punjab Congress workers held a protest about the rising prices of everyday goods.
They wanted to march to the residence of Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.
Police placed barricades and used water cannon when protesters tried to move through them.
Several leaders, including Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, were detained.
The protesters served tea without sugar to show that sugar had become expensive.
Warring said sugar prices had risen sharply in recent months.
He blamed government decisions about sugar exports and ethanol production.
He also questioned why petrol prices had not fallen despite ethanol being added to fuel.
Police used water cannon in Chandigarh after Punjab Congress workers tried to cross barricades during a march toward the governor’s residence.
Several Congress leaders, including Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, were detained.
The protest targeted the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities.
Protesters served tea without sugar to symbolize the rising cost of sugar.
Warring blamed government policies on sugar exports, ethanol production and E20 blending for increasing household and transport costs.
- Who
- Punjab Congress workers and leaders, including Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, took part; police dispersed them.
- What
- A protest march against the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities was stopped with water cannon, and several leaders were detained.
- When
- Wednesday, August 26; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- Near the Punjab Congress headquarters in Chandigarh, during a march toward Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s residence.
- Why
- Congress said government policies had contributed to rising prices of sugar and other household essentials, as well as continued high petrol costs.
- Protesting group
- Punjab Congress
- Protest location
- Chandigarh
- Target of protest
- The Centre over rising essential-commodity prices
- Police action
- Water cannon and detention of several leaders
- Sugar price claim
- Warring said sugar had risen from Rs 48 to Rs 67 per kg over three months
- Other price claim
- Warring said jaggery prices rose from Rs 50 to Rs 65 per kg
- Symbolic protest
- Tea was served without sugar