New Delhi Mar 29 PTI Indian Youth Congress IYC activists staged a protest outside the Union Petroleum Ministry here on Tuesday against the rising prices of petrol diesel and cooking gasIYC president Srinivas BV posted a video of the protest on his official Twitter handle In the video the protesters are seen performing a mock funeral as they carry an LPG cylinder The protesters also raised slogans against the central governmentThe protesters carried an empty cylinder in a symbolic way to bring attention towards rising fuel prices said Indian Youth Congresss National Media Incharge Rahul RaoPetrol prices in the national capital as well as most state capitals crossed Rs 100 a litre mark as its rates were hiked by 80 paise a litre and that of diesel by 70 paise on Tuesday taking the total increase since last week to Rs 480 per litre Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 10021 per litre against Rs 9941 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 9077 per litre to Rs 9147A senior police officer said that no one was detained during the protest The IYC national president said the burden of inflation is increasing continuously on the peopleWhatever reason the government may give regarding inflation but every citizen of the country knows the real reason The public fails to understand that when the price of crude oil has decreased by about 2642 per cent in the international market then rates of petrol and diesel are increasing continuously in the country he said PTI NIT CK

New Delhi Mar 29 PTI Petrol price on Tuesday crossed Rs 100 a litre mark after rates were hiked by 80 paise a litre and 70 paise in case of diesel taking the total increase in rates in one week to Rs 480 per litre Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 10021 per litre as against Rs 9941 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 9077 per litre to Rs 9147 according to a price notification of state fuel retailers Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending upon the incidence of local taxation This is the seventh increase in prices since the ending of a four-and-half-month long hiatus in rate revision on March 22 On the first four occasions prices were increased by 80 paise a litre - the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was introduced in June 2017 On the following days petrol price went up by 50 paise and 30 paise a litre while diesel rose by 55 paise and 35 paise a litre In all petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 480 per litre PTI ANZ RCJ RCJ