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Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Friday (May 15, 2026) attacked the Centre implicit the petrol and diesel terms hike, saying the nationalist is paying the terms for the Modi government's mistake.
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His onslaught came aft petrol and diesel prices were hiked by ₹3 per litre each, marking the archetypal summation successful much than 4 years, arsenic state-run substance retailers passed connected portion of the deed from surging planetary crude prices triggered by the Iran war.
In a station successful Hindi connected X, Mr. Gandhi said, "Ghalti Modi sarkaar ki, keemat janta chukayegi (The nationalist volition wage the terms for the Modi government's mistake)."
"The Rs 3 daze has already arrived, the remainder of the 'vasooli (recovery)' volition beryllium done successful instalments," the Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha said.
CNG prices successful cities similar Delhi and Mumbai were raised by Rs 2 per kg.
Petrol terms successful the nationalist superior has been accrued to ₹97.77 per litre from ₹94.77, portion diesel present costs ₹90.67 against ₹87.67 per litre previously, manufacture sources said.
Rates alteration crossed states owed to differences successful value-added tax.
Global crude lipid prices person surged much than 50 per cent since U.S.-Israeli strikes connected Iran connected February 28 and Tehran's consequent retaliation that disrupted vigor flows done the Strait of Hormuz, a cardinal artery for planetary lipid shipments.
Despite the surge successful crude prices, retail substance rates were kept frozen arsenic portion of what the authorities said was an effort to shield price-sensitive consumers from higher planetary vigor costs.
But the Opposition parties saw governmental motives down the determination arsenic cardinal States went to the polls.
The summation successful substance prices followed the completion of elections and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's enlargement of its power aft winning 3 of 5 states, including West Bengal, wherever it came to powerfulness for the archetypal time.
Petrol and diesel prices are present astatine their highest since May 2022.
