The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to continue on Sunday its state-wide protests across West Bengal over the rising fuel prices in India. The two-day protests, planned by the state's ruling party, were launched a day ago against the relentless fuel hike in the country.
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Petrol and diesel prices have continued to hike over the past several weeks, reaching an all-time high in several major cities. Petrol prices have crossed the ₹100 per litre mark in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai. Petrol is currently retailing for ₹101.01 per litre in Kolkata, while it stands at ₹106.93 per litre in Mumbai.
The Trinamool Congress devised several unique ways on Saturday to protest against the rising fuel prices. At Girish Park in Kolkata, a scooty was loaded on a hand-cart and then dragged. At Ganga Sagar in South 24 Parganas, TMC workers cooked on the road and organised a rally with bullock carts. At Canning, local party leaders held a rally carrying LPG cylinders on their shoulders.
At Kashipur in the northern fringes of Kolkata, however, Trinamool Congress supporters tore posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
{{/usCountry}}At Kashipur in the northern fringes of Kolkata, however, Trinamool Congress supporters tore posters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
{{/usCountry}}Petrol, in cities like Jaipur and Hyderabad, has crossed the ₹107 per litre mark. In Bhopal, the situation is worse -- motorists have to shell out ₹109.24 per litre on petrol.
Diesel prices, on the other hand, have not yet crossed the ₹100 per litre mark but are inching towards it throughout major cities. In Rajasthan's Jaipur, diesel is retailing at ₹99.02 per litre while the rates have also neared the alarming mark in Bhopal, where diesel is being sold at a rate of ₹98.67 per litre.
Diesel, in Kolkata, is retailing for ₹92.97 per litre while in Delhi, the fuel is being sold at a price of ₹89.88 per litre.