Petrol and diesel prices saw a hike for the sixth straight day on Tuesday as oil marketing firms again revised fuel prices across the country.
Bharat Bandh Protest over rising Fuel Price: Petrol prices were hiked by 14 paise in both Delhi and Mumbai, while diesel saw an increase of 14 paise in Delhi and expanded by 15 in Mumbai.
Petrol now costs Rs 80.87 per litre, up from Rs 80.73, in Delhi and Rs 88.26 per litre, up from Rs 88.12, in Mumbai. Similarly, Diesel prices have been increased from Rs 72.83 to Rs 72.97 per litre in Delhi and from Rs 77.32 to Rs 77.47 in Mumbai.
Rising fuel prices in the country have been an issue of friction between the government and the opposition parties for the past couple of days.
Opposition parties are demanding a cut in the excise duty on petrol and diesel and bringing fuel under the ambit of GST.
At least 20 Opposition parties led by Congress staged a Bharat Bandh across the country to protest against the rising fuel prices and falling value of the rupee.
Opposition parties like the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS), led by the Congress party, took part in the protests. Left parties staged a separate shutdown of their own.
Fuel Prices Scaling new heights
Petrol
| City | New rates (Rs) | Previous rates (Rs) (on Sep. 10) | Hike (paise) |
| Delhi | 80.87 | 80.73 | 14 |
| Mumbai | 88.26 | 88.12 | 14 |
Diesel
| City | New rates (Rs) | Previous rates (Rs) (on Sep. 10) | Hike (paise) |
| Delhi | 72.97 | 72.83 | 14 |
| Mumbai | 77.47 | 77.32 | 15 |
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