- For the 23rd day in a row, there has been no change in petrol and diesel prices in the country.
- Opposition groups called for a boycott of the assembly in protest of the fuel price hike.
- Five state elections are said to be behind keeping fuel rates stable.
Although the price of crude oil is fluctuating in the global market, it has not settled in the domestic market. Petroleum companies for the fourth week in a row Diesel rate Are kept stable. Today, Monday, petrol and diesel prices are the same.
Today is the 23rd day in a row that there has been no change in the price of petrol and diesel in the country. This has brought immediate relief to the customers. On Monday, petrol in Mumbai remained unchanged at Rs 97.57. The price of a liter of diesel is Rs 88.60. In Delhi, a liter of petrol costs Rs 91.17 today. Diesel is priced at Rs 81.47. In Chennai, today’s petrol price is Rs 93.17. Diesel is priced at Rs 86.45.
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Today, the price of petrol in Kolkata is Rs 91.35. Diesel is priced at Rs 84.35. In Bangalore, petrol is priced at Rs 94.22 and diesel at Rs 86.37. Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has the highest ever record price of Rs 89.76 for diesel. In Bhopal, petrol is priced at Rs 99.21 today.
The last two sessions in the global market have seen huge gains in oil prices. Today, WTI oil is at ६ 61.42 a barrel, while Brent crude is up ६ 1.56 at. 62.97 a barrel.
Opposition parties have already targeted the central government over the fuel price hike. The government was surrounded by the opposition during a parliamentary session on Monday. This brought the Parliament to a standstill. Recently, the Central Election Commission has announced elections for five states. Therefore, companies are said to be cautious about fuel prices. Earlier, due to the October-November elections in Bihar, fuel prices were kept stable by petroleum companies for 48 days.
