"Country Suffering": Opposition Protests Over Fuel Prices In Parliament

Monday, 8 March 2021Newsdesk

The second part of the Budget session of Parliament was off to a stormy start today - the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 11 am minutes after opening - as Congress MPs raised slogans demanding a debate over the rise in fuel prices in the past many weeks. The two Houses met today amid a scorching Assembly polls campaign, continuing farmer protest, and, most importantly, spiking petrol, diesel, and LPG prices. At least one party, the Trinamool Congress, has sought an adjournment because key state elections are only a few weeks away and MPs may not be able to attend.

New Delhi, 08 March 2021

Although in the past few days, petrol and diesel rates have remained largely unchanged, they've been rising continuously over the many weeks. Several leaders and their parties have been demonstrating against this phenomenon, with many even riding bicycles, bullock carts, and electric scooters to work. Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest state-run oil refiner last hiked prices on February 27 to an all-time high of ₹ 91.17 in the national capital. Since then, the rates have remained unchanged across all four metro cities.

Source -NDTV