ANI
24 Oct 2021, 07:07 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): The Congress party will organise a massive agitation against the rise in petrol and diesel prices from November 14 till November 29.
"We're going to have continuous agitation against rise in petrol and diesel prices, massive campaigns from November 14 till November 29," Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said on Saturday.
The protest will witness events like 'Padayatra' being taken out by the Congress leaders in their respective areas.
"During these 15 days - one week entire Cong committees will also do 'Padayatra' throughout the country in their respective areas," he added.
Meanwhile, Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram also attacked the central government over the increase in fuel prices and said that the taxes should be reduced as suggested by the Reserve Bank of India.
"It's only the greed of the government which has given rise to petrol and diesel prices. That is why RBI says pump prices deserve lower taxation. RBI is repeatedly telling the government that pump prices must be reduced, said Former finance minister P Chidambaram in Chennai on Saturday.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the fourth consecutive day across the country on Saturday.
With a hike of Rs 0.35, the petrol prices increased to Rs 107.24 per litre in the national capital while the price of diesel was raised by the same amount to Rs 95.97 per litre.
In Mumbai, petrol and diesel prices per litre stand at Rs 113.12 and Rs 104.00 respectively. (ANI)Get a daily dose of Tucson Post news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Tucson Post.
More InformationBASTROP, Texas: In a surprising turn at Elon Musk's X platform, CEO Linda Yaccarino announced she is stepping down, just months after...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Former British prime minister Rishi Sunak will return to Goldman Sachs in an advisory role, the Wall Street...
LONDON, U.K.: Physically backed gold exchange-traded funds recorded their most significant semi-annual inflow since the first half...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Some 32 percent of global semiconductor production could face climate change-related copper supply disruptions...
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday with all the major indices gaining ground. Markets in the UK, Europe and Canada...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Financial markets kicked off the week on a cautious note as President Donald Trump rolled out a fresh round...
(Photo credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images) Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each homered as the San Diego Padres beat the visiting...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Amazon Prime Video has hired veteran broadcaster Kevin Harlan to call NBA games during...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Amazon Prime Video has signed Kevin Harlan to call NBA games in the 2025-26 season,...
(Photo credit: Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images) The Arizona Diamondbacks are under .500 for a good reason: Their starting pitching hasn't...
(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) Adrian Houser allowed one run over seven innings to help the Chicago White Sox end...
(Photo credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images) Geraldo Perdomo hit a grand slam Wednesday night and Brandon Pfaadt sailed through the longest...