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Priyanka Gandhi attacks Centre on oil price hike, demands relief for people

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Published : Mar 15, 2020, 1:00 PM IST

Updated : Mar 15, 2020, 3:11 PM IST

Slamming Centre over hike in petrol and diesel prices, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded relief for people at a time when international prices of crude oil were at an all-time low. The government hiked the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre and road cess by Re 1, per litre.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (file image)
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (file image)

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the Centre over hike in petrol and diesel prices in the country, asking why the government had failed to provide relief to common people at a time when international prices of crude oil were at an all-time low?

  • दुनिया भर में कच्चे तेल के दाम घट चुके हैं। मगर हिंदुस्तान में पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम बढ़ रहे है।

    कच्चे तेल के दाम में गिरावट का फायदा आम लोगों को क्यों नहीं मिल रहा है?

    दिल्ली-मुंबई में 36 रु में पेट्रोल बेचने का दावा करने वाले भाजपा नेताओं ने किस कम्पनी का टेप मुंह पर लगाया है?

    — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Crude oil prices have decreased worldwide. But the prices of petrol and diesel are increasing in India. Why are the common people not getting the benefit of the fall in the price of crude oil?" asked Vadra on Twitter (roughly translated from Hindi).

"BJP leaders, who had claimed to sell petrol for Rs 36 in Delhi and Mumbai, have been silenced by which company?" she asked.

Fuel prices in top five cities of India
Fuel prices in top five cities of India

The government on Saturday hiked the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre and road cess by Re 1, effectively a Rs 3 per litre hike on both commodities.

Petrol in Delhi on Saturday was selling at Rs 69.87 per litre while diesel is costing Rs 62.58 per litre. The decision came amid steep fall in global crude oil in a bid by the government to mop up additional money as it battles weak revenues.

The Congress has slammed the BJP-led government for hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel and accused it of indulging in profiteering. Global crude oil prices fell by as much as third time following Saudi Arabia's move to start a price war with Russia amid worries over the spread of coronavirus.

(ANI Report)

Also Read: Petrol price cut by 12 paise/litre, diesel by 14 paise

New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the Centre over hike in petrol and diesel prices in the country, asking why the government had failed to provide relief to common people at a time when international prices of crude oil were at an all-time low?

  • दुनिया भर में कच्चे तेल के दाम घट चुके हैं। मगर हिंदुस्तान में पेट्रोल-डीजल के दाम बढ़ रहे है।

    कच्चे तेल के दाम में गिरावट का फायदा आम लोगों को क्यों नहीं मिल रहा है?

    दिल्ली-मुंबई में 36 रु में पेट्रोल बेचने का दावा करने वाले भाजपा नेताओं ने किस कम्पनी का टेप मुंह पर लगाया है?

    — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) March 15, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"Crude oil prices have decreased worldwide. But the prices of petrol and diesel are increasing in India. Why are the common people not getting the benefit of the fall in the price of crude oil?" asked Vadra on Twitter (roughly translated from Hindi).

"BJP leaders, who had claimed to sell petrol for Rs 36 in Delhi and Mumbai, have been silenced by which company?" she asked.

Fuel prices in top five cities of India
Fuel prices in top five cities of India

The government on Saturday hiked the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre and road cess by Re 1, effectively a Rs 3 per litre hike on both commodities.

Petrol in Delhi on Saturday was selling at Rs 69.87 per litre while diesel is costing Rs 62.58 per litre. The decision came amid steep fall in global crude oil in a bid by the government to mop up additional money as it battles weak revenues.

The Congress has slammed the BJP-led government for hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel and accused it of indulging in profiteering. Global crude oil prices fell by as much as third time following Saudi Arabia's move to start a price war with Russia amid worries over the spread of coronavirus.

(ANI Report)

Also Read: Petrol price cut by 12 paise/litre, diesel by 14 paise

Last Updated : Mar 15, 2020, 3:11 PM IST
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