Earlier on June 15, BJP state unit president B.Y. Vijayendra had said the party would hold a state-wide protest on Monday (June 17) against the government's decision by which the prices of petrol and diesel increased in the state by approximately Rs.3- Rs.3.5.
Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 14 days to Rs 8.40 per litre.
Fuel prices are on a significant rise in metro cities including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. On Saturday, the national capital saw a rise of more than 80 paise as petrol stood at Rs 102.61 per litre and diesel at Rs 93.87 per litre. In Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices per litre stood at Rs 117.57 and Rs 101.79, respectively (increased by 85 paise).
Diesel and petrol prices have gone up by Rs 6.40 per liter each between March 22, when they were hiked by 80 paise per liter after a hiatus of 137 days, and March 31.
Petrol pump sales have jumped by a fifth this month after bulk users like bus fleet operators and malls queued up at petrol bunks to buy fuel rather than the usual practice of ordering directly from oil companies, widening the losses of retailers.
The protest will witness events like 'Padayatra' being taken out by the Congress leaders in their respective areas.
Diesel prices have also become dearer in the national capital by 0.09 paise to retail at Rs 89.62 per litre.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stage a sit-in protest across West Bengal rising fuel prices in the country on July 10 and 11.
Petrol and diesel prices in India have been hiked again pushing the rates to fresh all-time record highs. In many states, the petrol prices have already crossed the Rs 100 mark, while diesel charges are also nearing the set mark.
His remarks came a day after petrol prices were hiked by 31 to 35 paise while diesel by 26 to 30 paise on June 29, taking the fuel prices across the country to a historic high.
Local resident Tamanna Hashmi filed the case before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, alleging that it was a "conspiracy" to sell petrol at high rates across the country.
Petrol is now retailing above Rs 100 per liter in many parts of the country. Diesel, too, has climbed to levels never seen before in the country which is causing difficulties to the people.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday accepted that high fuel prices have been a cause of difficulty to the general public.
The price of petrol crossed the Rs 100-mark in Ladakh and stood at Rs 101.95 per litre on Monday.
Diesel price on Saturday breached the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan after yet another increase in fuel rates, which also led to Karnataka becoming the 7th state to record Rs 100 a litre petrol.
In just last 5 months alone, the prices of petrol and diesel have been increased by 44 times. Fuel prices have crossed the hundred rupees mark in several states.
Monday's hike is the 17th hike in May. Notably, the month of May has seen one of the steepest hikes in petrol and diesel prices this year.
Petrol price was increased by 19 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.
The petrol and diesel prices have increased 25 times in 2021 with the two auto fuels increasing by over Rs 7 each per litre.
In Madhya Pradesh' Anuppur district, petrol crossed ₹ 100 per litre reaching Rs. 100.25 per litre on Thursday after Rajasthan's Sriganganagar. Diesel price also stood at Rs. 90.35 per litre in the region.
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