Petrol, diesel rates hiked: Petrol at Rs 101.52 per litre in Mumbai; Rahul Gandhi slams Centre
Fuel Price Hike: In Mumbai, petrol price has crossed Rs 101 per litre and diesel has gone up to Rs 93.64 per litre.
New Delhi: Fuel prices continue to soar across India as petrol price in the national capital clocked Rs 93.31 per litre, while it touched Rs 101.52 per litre in Mumbai on Monday.
Diesel price stood at Rs 86.22 per litre in Delhi while in Mumbai it is is Rs 93.58 per litre.
Other states have also witnessed an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel.
In Chennai, petrol is being sold at Rs 96.71 per litre and diesel at Rs 90.92 per litre. In Kolkata, the price of petrol is Rs 95.28 per litre and diesel Rs 89.07 per litre.
Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party have been attacking the government over high fuel prices.
“The process of unlocking is starting in many states. While paying the bill at the petrol pump, you will see the rise in inflation done by the Modi government. The waves of the tax collection epidemic are continuously coming,” Rahul Tweeted.
कई राज्यों में अनलॉक की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो रही है।
पेट्रोल पम्प पर बिल देते समय आपको मोदी सरकार द्वारा किया गया महंगाई में विकास दिखेगा।
टैक्स वसूली महामारी की लहरें लगातार आती जा रही हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 7, 2021
भयंकर जनलूट – पिछले 13 महीने में पेट्रोल ₹25.72 डीज़ल ₹23.93 प्रति लीटर महँगा हुआ!
कई राज्यों में ₹100 प्रति लीटर पार हुआ।
पेट्रोल-डीज़ल में रिकॉर्ड तोड़ बढ़ोतरी के लिए कच्चे तेल की क़ीमतें नहीं, मोदी सरकार द्वारा बढ़ाए गए टैक्स ज़िम्मेदार हैं।#PetrolDieselPriceHike pic.twitter.com/knPNV7C4S9
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) June 7, 2021
They have alleged that it has collected over Rs 21 lakh crore by way of taxes on petroleum products ever since coming to power in 2014.
The price of diesel and petrol differ from state to state depending on the value-added tax.