Now That Elections Are Over, Petrol Prices Continue To Rise, Touch Rs 102 In Rajasthan And MP
The petrol-diesel prices that had been stable during the assembly elections in four states began increasing again earlier this week. Friday was the fourth straight day the petrol and diesel prices increased this week.
The petrol-diesel prices that had been stable during the assembly elections in four states began increasing again earlier this week.
Friday was the fourth straight day the petrol and diesel prices increased this week.
In four days, petrol price has increased by 88 paise per litre and diesel by Re 1 - neutralising all of the reduction that came between March 24 and April 15.
Friday was the fourth straight day the petrol and diesel prices increased this week.
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Price rise
On Friday, petrol price was hiked by a steep 29 paise per litre and diesel by 31 paise a litre, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.
This took the price of petrol in Delhi to Rs 91.27 per litre and that of diesel to Rs 81.73.
However, in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, petrol touched Rs 102.15 a litre, prices from oil companies showed.
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In Anuppur of Madhya Pradesh, petrol now costs Rs 101.86 while it is priced at Rs 99.95 a litre in Parbhani, Maharashtra.
This is the second time this year that rates in some parts have crossed the Rs 100 mark - they had breached the physiological mark for the first time in mid-February.
Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. Rajasthan levies the highest value-added tax (VAT) on petrol in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh.
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On Thursday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Central government over the hike in the prices of petrol and diesel, saying "elections over, robbery started again".
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"Chunav khatam, loot phir shuru #PetrolDieselPriceHike," he said in a tweet.
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