A day after Opposition-led Bharat Bandh, fuel prices continued to rise on Tuesday with petrol being sold at ₹80.87 and diesel at ₹72.97 per litre in the national capital.
Petrol and diesel prices saw a hike of 14 paise per litre in Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel rates touched a new high of ₹88.26 and ₹77.47 per litre respectively.
The Congress party, along with other Opposition parties, had called a nationwide strike across the country on Monday to protest against fuel price hike and the falling value of the rupee against US dollar.
As many as 21 opposition parties, both regional and national, extended their support to the countrywide strike held on Monday.
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