JAMMU, June 11 -- The Congress on Thursday staged a protest demonstration at Maheshpura Chowk in Bakshi Nagar, Jammu, against the rising prices of essential commodities, LPG cylinders, fuel and other daily-use items, accusing the BJP-led government of failing to provide relief to the common people.

The protest was organised by senior Congress leader Thakur Manmohan Singh along with Block President Pawan Sharma under the leadership of District Congress Committee Jammu Urban President and former minister Yogesh Sawhney. The demonstration was presided over by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla and attended by senior party leaders, including Ravinder Sharma, Ved Mahajan, Rajneesh Sharma and Kanta Bhan.

A large number of Congress workers p...