New Delhi: Congress MPs led by Rahul Gandhi staged a protest against the fuel price hike at Vijay Chowk and sought its roll back.
Congress MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha carrying placards, raised slogans against the government and sat on a dharna against the rise in price of petrol, diesel and LPG gas.
Among those present included leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
The Congress is also launching a week-long countrywide protest against inflation and rise in fuel prices.
Petrol and diesel prices on Thursday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre.
“Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 101.81 per litre as against Rs 101.01 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 92.27 per litre to Rs 93.07,” according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
Rates have increased across country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxation.
This is the ninth increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month-long hiatus in rate revision on March 22. In all, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 6.40 per litre each. The Wire
