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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the Modi authorities connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) implicit the rising substance prices and asked wherefore alleviation was not provided to radical erstwhile crude lipid prices fell during the past 12 years.
Mr. Kharge cited an authoritative connection by the PIB to authorities that precisely 12 years agone contiguous — connected May 26, 2014 — erstwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office, the terms of crude lipid successful the Indian handbasket stood astatine $108.05 per barrel, and the Dollar-Rupee speech complaint was ₹58.59.
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At that time, petrol was disposable astatine ₹71.51 per litre, and diesel astatine ₹56.71 per liter, helium said successful his station successful Hindi connected X.
Today, the terms of crude lipid is beneath $99 per barrel; yet, the prices of petrol and diesel person surged to ₹102.12 and ₹95.20 per litre, respectively, Mr. Kharge said.
In different words, portion crude lipid has go cheaper, petrol has go astir 42.8% much expensive, and diesel astir 67.9% much expensive, helium said.
"Every economist knows that the rising outgo of petrol and diesel impacts each sector. From proscription to nutrient commodities, the load of ostentation connected the communal antheral continues to intensify. Despite this, the government's profiteering continues unabated," Mr. Kharge said.
"The question is straightforward: When crude lipid prices person fallen, wherefore person petrol and diesel go much expensive?" helium said.
Why is determination nary alleviation for the public, Mr. Kharge asked.
The Congress connected Monday launched a scathing onslaught connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit the latest substance hike, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that the "mehangai manav" has struck again and helium has conscionable 1 occupation of making promises during elections and attacking people's pockets astatine different times.
Mr. Kharge besides lashed retired astatine the Modi authorities implicit the contented and asked who is benefitting from this "daily robbery".
Petrol and diesel prices were raised by ₹2.61-2.71 per litre connected Monday (May 25), marking the 4th summation successful little than 2 weeks arsenic state-owned substance retailers continued to walk connected rising planetary lipid prices to consumers.
