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Petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 9.20 per litre.
Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 104.61 per litre as against Rs 103.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 95.07 per litre to Rs 95.87, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation.
This is the 13th increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22.
In all, petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 9.20 per litre.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Modi government over the fuel hike as he in in tweet wrote, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan LOOT Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan LOOT Yojana pic.twitter.com/OQPiV4wXTq
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 4, 2022
