The Center and the states are losing each other to stop the rise in petrol-diesel prices

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Petrol and diesel prices rose for the ninth time in 52 days on Thursday on renewed rise in international crude oil prices. State-owned oil companies on Thursday hiked petrol by 3 paise and diesel by 4 paise. The public does not see any prospect of a reduction in fuel prices in the wake of rising crude oil prices in the international market. At a time when the people are looking to the government for a reduction in skyrocketing petrol and diesel prices, the central and state governments are losing out on this issue.

The Center has asked the state governments to reduce VAT to curb petrol and diesel price hikes while the state governments are sitting in the hope of reducing the excise duty. As a result, the masses are being crushed by the loss of each other between the central and state governments and there is no sign of a reduction in fuel prices in the current circumstances.

Fuel prices are reaching new historical levels every time due to regular price hikes in petrol and diesel. After Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore in the country's metro city, petrol is now priced at Rs. Is approaching 100. This is the ninth increase in petrol and diesel prices in five states, including West Bengal, from May 4 after a 15-day hiatus during the Assembly elections. At this time, petrol is priced at Rs. 3.5 and diesel at Rs. 2.5 has become expensive.

In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs. The price of diesel reached Rs 7.5 per liter. 3.30. Petrol price in Ahmedabad is Rs. 3.50 per liter and diesel at Rs. 2.09 was born. In Chennai, petrol is priced at Rs. 4.5 per liter and diesel at Rs. Is 4.5. Internationally, Brent crude has crossed ૭૫ 6 a barrel for the first time since April 2016, and despite the rupee weakening against the US dollar, rising crude imports have pushed up petrol and diesel prices.

At present, nine states in the country - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and Ladakh - have a petrol price of Rs. The level of 100 has been exceeded. Petrol price in Mumbai is Rs. 104.5 and diesel at Rs. Is 4.5. Even the highest selling diesel price in the country is Rs. The level of 100 has been exceeded. Earlier this month, diesel prices in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and some places in Odisha went up by Rs. Is above 100