New Delhi, May 25: Fuel prices in India saw another increase on Monday, with petrol rising by ₹2.61 and diesel by ₹2.71 per liter. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized the Congress party, claiming that petrol and diesel are more expensive in Congress-ruled states compared to those governed by the BJP.
The BJP asserts that the central excise duty is uniform across all states. Despite this, petrol prices in BJP-ruled Delhi stand at ₹102 per liter and ₹101 in Gujarat. In contrast, Congress-ruled Telangana has petrol priced at ₹118, Karnataka at ₹110, and Kerala, governed by the Congress-led LDF, at ₹114 per liter. The BJP argues that the Congress party, which lectures the central government on fuel prices, imposes an additional ₹16 per liter tax on its own citizens, labeling Rahul Gandhi’s Congress as hypocritical.
Meanwhile, Congress has condemned the central government for the rising fuel prices. On the social media platform ‘X’, they stated, “Inflation Man” PM Modi has raised petrol and diesel prices by ₹8 in just 11 days. Today, petrol prices increased by ₹2.87 and diesel by ₹2.80. On May 15, petrol rose by ₹3.29 and diesel by ₹3.11, followed by further hikes on May 19 and May 23. Overall, petrol has become ₹8.06 and diesel ₹7.80 more expensive. PM Modi is allegedly draining the pockets of the public to enrich his capitalist friends, while people are suffering from inflation.”
Notably, this marks the fourth increase in fuel prices within ten days. Prior to the latest hike, petrol was selling for ₹99.51 per liter and diesel for ₹92.49 in Delhi. Following the increase, petrol prices have reached ₹102.12 per liter and diesel ₹95.20 per liter in the capital.
Earlier, on May 23, state-owned oil companies raised petrol prices by ₹0.87 per liter and diesel by ₹0.91 per liter. This latest hike comes amid rising global crude oil prices, marking the fourth increase in fuel rates over the past ten days. On May 15, oil companies began gradually passing on the increased costs to consumers due to ongoing conflicts in West Asia.
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