Gandhi on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to blame previous governments for rising prices but find a "solution" as she termed the fuel price hike a "brazen act of profiteering"
The West Bengal government on Sunday announced a reduction of tax by Re 1 per litre on petrol and diesel effective from midnight. State Finance Minister Amit Mitra said the move will provide some respite to people stung by burgeoning prices of fuel. "The Centre earns Rs 32.90 per litre in taxes from petrol, while the state gets Rs 18.46 only. In case of diesel, the central government's earning is Rs 31.80 per litre as against Rs 12.77 for the state," Mitra said. He also alleged that the Centre had imposed cess to avoid devolution with states, which is "against the characteristics of federalism". To a question, Mitra said the Union government should reintroduce the planning commission.
On Sunday, price of the fuel in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata was at Rs 90.58, Rs 97.00, Rs 92.59, Rs 91.7 per litre, respectively, unchanged from the previous levels
Petrol and diesel prices are at record highs
Petrol price on Saturday touched an all-time high of Rs 97 per litre in Mumbai while diesel rate crossed Rs 88 -mark
The Finance Minister said it is a matter for which the Centre and state governments need to work together and see whether there is a way to fix the issue
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said fuel prices have been increasing for 11 days and the common man is suffering as a result of "wrong" economic policies of the Centre.
Private players struggle against excessive regulation. The result is loss of investment and employment opportunities in India
In Bangalore, petrol and diesel prices surged by 32 paise and 35 paise respectively to Rs 93.21 and Rs 85.44
Petrol and diesel prices are revised on a daily basis in line with benchmark international price and foreign exchange rates
Maha Congress chief Nana Patole asked why Bollywood celebrities, including actors Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, who had tweeted about high fuel prices during the UPA regime were quiet now
For the first time ever, the price of petrol crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan
Petrol price in Mumbai stood at Rs 96 on Wednesday as compared with Rs 95.75 yesterday
The government will reduce the VAT for petrol from 31.62 per cent or Rs 17.60 per litre to 20 per cent or Rs 15 per litre
Petrol prices in Mumbai stood at Rs 95.75 on Tuesday as compared with Rs 95.46 yesterday. One litre of diesel will cost Rs 86.72 in the city
Premium petrol touches Rs 100 in three states; LPG prices hit Rs 769 a cylinder
The Congress on Monday demanded immediate rollback of hike in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders as it accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of being insensitive
The price of LPG domestic cylinder in Delhi has been increased by Rs 50 per unit on Sunday
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 26 paise and 29 paise per litre each on Monday to touch Rs 88.99 and Rs 79.35 respectively in New Delhi
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