Puri takes dig at Congress for Karnataka fuel price hike

7 months ago 13

NEW DELHI: Reacting to the steep hike in petroleum prices in Karnataka, oil minister

Hardeep Puri

took a swipe at

Congress

's Rahul Gandhi and said, "Khata-khat badh gayi mehengai (inflation has gone up very fast)."
The minister said after not fulfilling the promise of transferring Rs 8,500/month to a woman of each family, Congress-governed Karnataka had saddled people with the burden of paying Rs 3/litre more for petrol and diesel.

Minister Puri said with this increase, petrol in Karnataka was now Rs 8.2/litre more expensive than BJP-run govts in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
Puri said the Centre reduced petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre and Rs 10 per litre, respectively, in Nov 2021.
In May 2022, petrol and diesel prices were further cut by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre, respectively. On March 14, prices were further reduced by Rs 2/litre.

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