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Summary Thousands of activists from India's trade unions marched through the streets of New Delhi on Wednesday, protesting government inaction in controlling sharp escalation in food and fuel prices.
At least 50,000 trade union activists, including those from a group linked to Indias ruling Congress Party, participated in the demonstration, which was one of the largest anti-government protests in New Delhi in recent years.India, is Asia’s third-largest economy and home to more than a billion people, and has been grappling with double-digit food inflation. Hundreds of millions of poor have been hit the hardest. The ever-growing inflationary trend has gripped the national economy since the past few months, causing a sharp hike in essential goods such as vegetables, milk and petroleum.Already stung by cascading effects of the global financial turmoil, increasing prices of essential commodities have severely impacted the common man. Putting pressure on a government already under fire over graft allegations, irate workers demanded immediate action to control inflation through the highly charged agitation.
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