Congress Criticizes BJP Over Recent Fuel Price Increases
Fuel price hike against public, Congress slams BJP's broken promise
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Congress MLA G Madhusudan Reddy condemned the recent fuel price hikes, claiming the BJP broke its pre-election promise to keep prices stable. The price increases, affecting petrol and diesel across major Indian cities, are attributed to rising global crude oil prices linked to geopolitical tensions.
- 01Petrol prices in Delhi increased from ₹97.77 to ₹98.64 per litre, while diesel rose from ₹90.67 to ₹91.58 per litre.
- 02In Mumbai, petrol prices reached ₹107.59 per litre after a hike of 91 paise, and diesel prices rose to ₹94.08 per litre.
- 03Chennai saw petrol prices increase to ₹104.49 per litre and diesel to ₹96.11 per litre.
- 04Kolkata recorded petrol prices at ₹109.70 per litre and diesel at ₹96.07 per litre after significant hikes.
- 05The current price hikes are the second increase in less than a week, following a ₹3 per litre rise on May 15.
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Congress MLA G Madhusudan Reddy criticized the recent fuel price hikes, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised before elections not to increase prices. He emphasized that the recent increases are detrimental to the public and that the Congress party vehemently opposes this move. The price hikes, which occurred on Tuesday, saw petrol prices in Delhi rise by 87 paise to ₹98.64 per litre and diesel prices increase by 91 paise to ₹91.58 per litre. Other major cities also experienced similar hikes, with Mumbai's petrol reaching ₹107.59 and Kolkata's petrol hitting ₹109.70 per litre. This is the second fuel price increase within a week, with the previous hike of ₹3 per litre implemented on May 15. The government cites rising global crude oil prices, influenced by ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, as the reason for these increases, with Brent crude prices exceeding $100 per barrel.
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The fuel price hikes will directly affect consumers, leading to increased transportation and living costs.
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