Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit out at the Congress saying the government is using the tax revenue earned from the petrol and diesel sale to fund welfare programmes for the poor
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat also performed puja at a Shiva temple praying for "good sense" to dawn upon the central government
Attacking the BJP-led Central government over the rising prices of petrol and diesel, Congress President Sonia Gandhi sought immediate rollback of the hike
Petrol price in the national capital was increased for the 22nd day by 5 paise to Rs 80.43 and diesel price by 13 paise to Rs 80.53.
Diesel was more expensive than petrol in the city for the third consecutive day on Friday
Diesel price continued to be higher in the city for the second consecutive day
The BJP-led state government earlier this month raised the cess on petrol and diesel by Rs 1 to make up for the decline in revenue collection due to Covid-19 outbreak
The retail prices of petrol and diesel has been raised on every single day for more than a fortnight now
For the first time in the history of Delhi, diesel became costlier than petrol on Wednesday
In seven hikes, petrol price has been raised by Rs 3.9 per litre and diesel by Rs 4. Price rise could continue for a few more days, as global product prices are firming up with a pick-up in demand
In the national capital, the retail price of both petrol and diesel had increased by 60 paise per litre to Rs 74 and Rs 72.22 per litre respectively on Thursday
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.
UP govt also raises tax on petrol and diesel
No change in retail prices as oil marketing firms to absorb increase
The Delhi government has already imposed a Covid cess of 70 per cent on liquor and hiked petrol and diesel prices as the state got just Rs 300 crore in April
Following the revision, the price of petrol in Delhi increased by Rs 1.67 to Rs 71.26 a litre and diesel by Rs 7.10 to Rs 69.29.
On Tuesday, the Delhi govt had also raised excise duty on liquor to shore up its revenues
The increase in the rate of tax would be Re.1 per litre in the case of Petrol and Re. 1.1 per litre in case of Diesel, the state government said.
The increase in the rate of tax would be Re.1 per litre in the case of Petrol and Re. 1.1 per litre in case of Diesel, the state government said.
Petrol is being sold at a rate of Rs 69.63 per litre in Delhi