Congress Slams Centre Over Fresh Fuel Price Hikes

Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rising cost of fuel, the Congress on Tuesday dubbed him the ?Inflation Man? and alleged that the government is systematically burdening the common public after the conclusion of elections. 

The opposition party claimed that the Centre has initiated a pattern of steep fuel price hikes to shift the economic burden onto ordinary citizens.

?The ?Inflation Man? Modi?s whip has



struck the public again. Petrol and diesel have been hiked by 90 paise. Modi has raised prices by Rs 4 in the last four days. With this increase, petrol has reached Rs 109 and diesel Rs 96 in the country. This is just the beginning. 

The Inflation Man will extract even more because the elections are over,? the Congress party said. Fuel prices across the country witnessed a sharp increase on Tuesday, with petrol and diesel rates hiked by an average of 90 paise per litre.