Aftereasing of curbs, the principal opposition party, the Congress, has decided totake on the government on the issue of petrol price hike, after cornering thegovernment on the shortage of vaccine, medical equipment and drugs. The regularpetrol is already selling at more than Rs 100 per litre in Mumbai and someother parts of the country.
TheCongress has decided to hold massive protests on June 11 across the country onall petrol pumps and will demand roll back of the prices. The Congress hasalleged that the prices were static till the West Bengal polls, but after thatit again started shooting up.
Fuelprice rise in the country continued on Monday with oil marketing companies(OMCs) increasing the pump rate of both petrol and diesel, though it spared ahike on Tuesday.
Petrolis selling at Rs 95.31 per litre and diesel at Rs 86.22 per litre in thenational capital.
Inthe city of Mumbai, where petrol prices crossed Rs 100 mark for the first timeever on May 29, the fuel price reached new high of Rs 101.53 per litre onMonday. Diesel price also increased in the city to reach Rs 93.57 a litre, thehighest among metros.