Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticized the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government for raising fuel prices for the second time in four days on Tuesday. Kharj also accused the Center of burdening ordinary citizens.
“Just four days after the price hike, the Modi government has once again hiked petrol and diesel prices,” Karg said in a post on X, adding that having “fully set the stage, preaching about savings”, the government was “shifting the burden of its failures onto the public”.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum (BP) and Hindustan Petroleum (HP) hiked petrol and diesel prices by 90 paise per liter on Tuesday, taking prices in Delhi to $98.64 per liter of gasoline $91.58 per liter diesel. The review was more severe $An increase of 3 liters on May 15, ending a 49-month fuel price freeze.
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The first increase came exactly 16 days after the conclusion of Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, with prices remaining steady throughout the entire polling period despite a sharp rise in international crude oil prices due to the conflict in West Asia.
Karg also claimed that the Prime Minister Modi-led government had gathered $43 lakh crore in central fuel taxes over ten years without providing any relief to consumers when international crude oil prices were low.
“You don’t become a ‘Vishwa Guru’ just by doing sponsored PR abroad. The public has no interest in how you eat mangoes or which tonic you drink,” he added.
A reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is awaited and the version will be updated as it is received.
