Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a jibe at the central government for not increasing the prices of petrol and diesel during the assembly elections in five states, saying that “people should get their car tank full” because The “election offer” of the Modi government is going to end.
He tweeted, “Get the petrol tank full immediately. The ‘election offer’ of the Modi government is going to end. There will be an increase.
On the other hand, ICICI Securities said in a report that due to the increase in international crude oil prices in the last two months, state-owned retailers have to increase fuel prices by 12.1 per liter on or before March 16, 2022 to recover the cost. Will be At the same time, adding the margins of the oil companies, there will be a need to increase the price by Rs 15.1 per liter.
The international crude oil price had crossed $ 120 a barrel on Thursday, which is the highest in the last nine years. However, on Friday, its price came down slightly to $ 111 a barrel. It is noteworthy that the rise in the price of crude oil is being linked to the Russo-Ukraine war.