Petrol price in Meghalaya at Rs 99.91 per liter; Congress demands action
Petrol price in the north-eastern state increased from Rs 69.44 per liter in March 2020 to Rs 88 in January this year.
Shillong: Petrol price in Meghalaya on Tuesday touched an all-time high of Rs 99.91 per liter, while the price of diesel also touched Rs 92.35 per liter, according to retailers.
Petrol price in the north-eastern state increased from Rs 69.44 per liter in March 2020 to Rs 88 in January this year. According to official data, it has increased by at least 50 paise per liter every day in the last one week.
Petrol price in Meghalaya today is just 9 paise less than Rs 100 per litre. The opposition Congress said the hike in fuel prices was pushing up the prices of essential commodities.
Senior Congress leader Amparin Lyngdoh said, “What is more shocking is that the state government has refused to acknowledge the impact of this hike on the common man.”
He claimed that the price of LPG has also reached an all-time high of Rs 1,000 in some areas.
Lindoh said that the central and state governments have once again failed to check the rise in the prices of petrol and diesel.
Petrol price in Meghalaya at Rs 99.91 per liter; Congress demands action
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