Makassar – Students in the city took to the streets on Tuesday in protest at the planned increase in fuel prices on April 1.

Three groups of students rallied in separate places. Those from the Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN) held their rally in front of their campus, causing congestion on the thoroughfares connecting the city with other regencies in the southern part of the province.

The protesters stopped a truck carrying gas canisters under the overpass while waving banners and signs calling on the government to cancel the planned fuel-price hike.

According to the students the policy would cause hardship as "the hike will trigger higher prices of basic necessities."