Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party over high petrol and diesel prices, Thiagarajan said, "The (BJP) has been ruling at the Center for 10 years and their achievement is that they are collecting as much tax from the people as they can loot. Petrol price was Rs 70 during Congress rule. B
In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said, "As informed by @IndianOilcl, price of both petrol & diesel has been reduced by Rs 15.3/litre for Andrott and Kalpeni islands and Rs 5.2/litre for Kavaratti and Minicoy in the Lakshadweep islands, effective today."
Terming the reduction of Petrol, and diesel prices "good", Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday said that Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is having some effect on the government.
In a relief to people ahead of the Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May, the government has decided to cut the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre
Petrol pump operators in Rajasthan are holding a two-day strike starting from Wednesday during which all the petrol pumps in the state will remain closed.
As Pakistan continues to grapple with high electricity bills, the caretaker government on Thursday further jacked up the petrol and diesel prices by over 14 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) taking the price past 300 PKR, Geo News reported on Friday.
The Pakistan Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, informed about the development that led to the prices of petrol and diesel at Rs 272.95 and Rs 273.40 per litre, respectively.
Launching a strong attack on the Centre over a hike in commodities prices, Congress on Sunday demanded the government to slash the prices of petrol and diesel by 35 per cent.
Dar in a late-night press conference said: "There has been no increase in the price of petrol." He, however, added that the diesel price has been increased by Rs 7.50 per litre.
Ishaq Dar said that the prices of petrol and diesel will remain unchanged. The decision to keep the petroleum products prices unchanged is taken in view of international rates, according to ARY News.