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After the 3rd substance terms hike successful 8 days, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) alleged that the authorities was "looting" the public's net successful instalments.
In a station successful Hindi connected X, Mr. Kharge claimed that determination was a enactment situation successful the authorities , saying that portion different countries are providing alleviation to their people, the BJP authorities present continues to "loot" them.
"Petrol has present crossed ₹100, this clip around...Looting the public's net successful instalments! The BJP's appetite isn't satisfied adjacent aft slapping a cardinal taxation of ₹1,000 crore regular connected petrol-diesel... When planetary prices were low, they didn't walk connected the benefits to the radical - instead, they looted them relentlessly," helium said successful his post.
Mr. Kharge claimed that erstwhile the situation hit, the BJP enactment got progressive successful elections and aft the elections, and they preached sacrifice. "Then, successful conscionable 8 days, they hiked petrol-diesel prices 3 times," helium said. "We were told that prices successful India are the lowest compared to overseas countries."
"When the warfare successful West Asia broke retired and PM Modi was engaged feeding america Indians the 'everything's fine' sedative, different countries were providing alleviation to their citizens," helium claimed.
The Congress main cited the illustration of Italy saying it chopped excise connected fuel, giving their radical immoderate relief, portion Australia reduced excise duty, slashing petrol prices by astir ₹17 per litre for citizens.
He besides said that Germany lowered taxes connected oil, reducing substance prices by ₹17-19 per litre, portion the U.K. provided 100 pounds successful lipid assistance to households and chopped taxes connected substance and electricity.
Ireland's 250 cardinal euro alleviation bundle brought petrol prices down by astir 0.15 euro/litre and diesel by 0.20 euro/litre, helium said.
"Narendra Modi ji, archer america — Who each are getting a stock of this installment-based loot? Why are you truthful compromised? "The existent situation successful this authorities is 1 of enactment — 140 crore Indians person present figured that out," Mr. Kharge alleged.
Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre connected Saturday (May 23, 2026), taking the cumulative summation successful retail substance rates to astir ₹5 a litre successful nether 10 days arsenic state-owned firms passed connected soaring planetary lipid prices.
The latest revision pushed petrol prices higher by 87 paise per litre and diesel by up to 91 paise crossed the country, according to manufacture sources.
The back-to-back increases travel a prolonged frost successful retail substance prices and travel amid elevated crude lipid prices successful the planetary market.
With the latest hike, petrol and diesel prices person risen adjacent to ₹5 a litre since the State-owned lipid selling companies connected May 15 ended the hiatus successful complaint revision, stoking concerns implicit inflationary pressures and higher proscription costs crossed the economy.
Petrol and diesel prices were accrued by ₹3 per litre each connected May 15 and 90 paise a litre connected May 19.
