This govt is not for common man: Priyanka Chaturvedi slams Centre for rising prices
India | October 31, 2021 8:24 ISTChaturvedi said that the PM Modi-led government is increasing prices incessantly and is offering no relief to the common man.
Chaturvedi said that the PM Modi-led government is increasing prices incessantly and is offering no relief to the common man.
Gas prices have risen by 15 Afs per kilo and petrol prices have risen by four Afs in the last week, reports TOLO news.
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.
Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday scaled new highs across the country after they were hiked for the 17th time in a month. Petrol price was increased by 26 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise a litre.
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.
Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the petrol prices in Delhi on June 22 were Rs 69.93 per litre and went up to Rs 70.40 per litre on June 30, a rise of Rs 0.47 per litre.
State-run oil marketing companies increased petrol rates by 38 paise per litre on Monday, while diesel prices were raised by 49-52 paise across the four major metros.
The meeting, coordinated by the NITI Aayog, is likely to focus on challenges posed by volatile oil prices and the US sanctions on Iran.
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