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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the central government for raising the fuel prices for the second time in four days on Tuesday.
State-run fuel retailers raised petrol and diesel prices by 90 paise per litre on Tuesday.
KEY POINTS
- This is the second fuel price hike in four days, following a ₹3-per-litre increase on May 15.
- The recent hikes ended a 49-month freeze on fuel prices by Indian Oil, BP, and HP.
- Fuel prices had been kept unchanged during key state elections despite surging international crude rates.
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