{"id":31610,"date":"2022-03-26T14:39:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T09:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/cong-fuel-hike\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T10:27:08","slug":"cong-fuel-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/cong-fuel-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Shameless fleecing&#8217; of public must stop: Cong on fuel price hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-693927805\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>       New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday attacked the BJP after petrol and diesel prices were increased for the fourth time in five days, saying this &#8220;shameless fleecing&#8221; of the public must stop.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-2828905613\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>        Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the government over the rising prices of fuel, saying &#8220;King prepares for palace, while subjects reel under inflation.&#8221;         Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Saturday, the fourth increase in five days as oil firms passed on to consumers the spike in cost of raw material.<\/p>\n<p>        In a tweet in Hindi, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, &#8220;Inflation in Modi government &#8211; &#8216;date new, problem same. This morning also started with rising prices. Today again the rate was increased by Rs 0.80.&#8221;         &#8220;Everyday a new rate of diesel\/petrol in new India, four attacks in five days, loot of Rs. 3.2\/L,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>        &#8220;BJP continues &#8211; celebratory oath-taking, public suffers from inflation every day?&#8221; Surjewala said.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-1082894488\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>        His remarks came a day after the BJP government headed by Yogi Adityanath was sworn-in in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP won four out of the five assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. The AAP came to power in Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>        Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed said just this week, petrol  and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 3.20 a litre.<\/p>\n<p>        &#8220;Fuel prices were kept constant for 4 months before elections and now hiked four times in just a week. This shameless fleecing of the public must stop!&#8221; she tweeted. 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