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Petrol price climbs over Rs 100 in black market in Tripura, Rs 72 official price
TIWN May 21, 2018
TIWN May 21, 2018
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PHOTO : Petrol prices hiked across Tripura. TIWN Pic May 2018
AGARTALA, May 21 (TIWN): Amid flooding and mass suffering of Tripura people now petrol price has sky rocketed in black market across Tripura. Even though official price hovers around Rs 72 to 75 in Petrol Bunks but black market prices sky rocketed to Rs 100 per litre.
In flood affected Agartala, many black marketers are selling at Rs 100 per litre taking advantage of shortage of petrol.
Congress on Sunday alleged that prices of petroleum products were being used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi "as a tool" to benefit BJP during elections and demanded that the prices should stay at least at the level that prevailed during the Karnataka assembly elections.
Talking to reporters in national capital, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the price of petrol and diesel were at a record five-year high, and if the government can control price of petroleum products during Karnataka polls, it should do so around the year in the interest of people.
"If he (Modi) can control the price (of petrol and diesel) for his own interest during the polls in Karnataka, why can't he do it now and all year around in public interest? That means fuel prices is just a tool for him to get the benefit in elections.
"On behalf of the people of India, that at least control the price if you cannot reduce it. Modi should give priority to the interest of public over his political interests," he said.
State-run Indian Oil Corp on Sunday raised transport fuel to record highs in Delhi on the seventh day of resuming the daily price change system, following a temporary suspension that lasted 20 days.
The price of petrol in Delhi touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre under the dynamic pricing regime beating the previous high of Rs 76.06 in the city on September 14, 2013.
Talking to reporters in national capital, Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the price of petrol and diesel were at a record five-year high, and if the government can control price of petroleum products during Karnataka polls, it should do so around the year in the interest of people.
"If he (Modi) can control the price (of petrol and diesel) for his own interest during the polls in Karnataka, why can't he do it now and all year around in public interest? That means fuel prices is just a tool for him to get the benefit in elections.
"On behalf of the people of India, that at least control the price if you cannot reduce it. Modi should give priority to the interest of public over his political interests," he said.
State-run Indian Oil Corp on Sunday raised transport fuel to record highs in Delhi on the seventh day of resuming the daily price change system, following a temporary suspension that lasted 20 days.
The price of petrol in Delhi touched a record high of Rs 76.24 per litre under the dynamic pricing regime beating the previous high of Rs 76.06 in the city on September 14, 2013.
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