Fuel prices go up by another 80 paise a litre on Wednesday; after this 14th hike in the past 16 days petrol and diesel become dearer by Rs 10 a litre.
Fuel prices continue to rise with petrol and diesel rates rising by another 80 paise per litre each on Thursday.
Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his daily to-do list includes raising petrol, diesel and gas prices, making farmers more helpless and showing “hollow dreams” of employment to the youth.
The 48-hour ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by different trade unions to protest against government policies continued for the second day in several states on Tuesday.
The Parliament was adjourned till March 10 following repeated uproar by the Opposition in both Houses over rising fuel prices.
The rates of fuel have been increased in the national capital, depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT, causing trouble for commuters.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 60 paisa per litre on Monday, for the second day in a row, as state-owned oil firms reverted to daily price revisions after a 83-day hiatus.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday approved a hike in the prices of petrol and diesel, a state minister said.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the party’s General secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at the Centre for raising the excise duty on petrol and diesel.
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