New Delhi Oct 24 PTI The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over rising fuel prices with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that the tax dacoity on petrol prices is rising and there would be some respite from it if elections take place somewhereCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attacked the Centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel alleging that the Narendra Modi government has created records in giving trouble to peopleTaking to Twitter the Congress general secretary tagged a media report which said this year petrol prices have increased by a record Rs 2353Modi jis government has made big records in giving trouble to the public Highest unemployment in Modi government Government properties being sold in Modi government Petrol rates increased the most in a year in Modi government she said in a tweet in HindiTaking a swipe at the government Rahul Gandhi in a tweet in Hindi said Tax dacoity over petrol prices is rising There would be some respite from it if elections take place somewhere He used the hashtag TaxExtortion with his tweetSenior Congress leader P Chidambaram also took a swipe at the government saying PM Modi led his ministers in celebrating 100 crore vaccinations and should also lead by example in celebrating other centenaries -- petrol crossed Rs 100 per litre a few weeks ago and now diesel has crossed Rs 100 per litreWhen a gas cylinder crosses Rs 1000 per cylinder there will be another opportunity to celebrate Chidambaram saidCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tagged the same media report shared by Priyanka Gandhi and tweeted Achche Din good daysPetrol and diesel prices on Sunday were hiked for the fifth straight day by 35 paise per litre each pushing pump rates to a new high across the countryThe price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 10759 a litre and Rs 11346 per litre in Mumbai according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailersIn Mumbai diesel now comes for Rs 10438 a litre while in Delhi it costs Rs 9632 per litre PTI ASK TDS TDS

New Delhi Oct 24 PTI The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over rising fuel prices with former party chief Rahul Gandhi taking a dig at the government saying the tax dacoity on petrol prices is rising and there would be some respite from it if elections take place somewhereCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attacked the Centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel alleging that the Modi government has created records in giving trouble to peopleTaking to Twitter the Congress general secretary tagged a media report which said that this year petrol prices have increased by a record Rs 2353Modi jis government has made big records in giving trouble to the public Highest unemployment in Modi government Government properties being sold in Modi government Petrol rates increased the most in a year in Modi government Gandhi said in a tweet in HindiTaking a swipe at the government Rahul Gandhi in a tweet in Hindi said Tax dacoity over petrol prices is rising There would be some respite from it if elections take place somewhere He used the hashtag TaxExtortion with his tweetCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also took a dig at the government by tagging the same media report shared by Priyanka Gandhi and tweeting Achche Din good daysPetrol and diesel prices on Sunday were hiked for the fifth straight day by 35 paise per litre each pushing pump rates to a new high across the countryThe price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 10759 a litre and Rs 11346 per litre in Mumbai according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailersIn Mumbai diesel now comes for Rs 10438 a litre while in Delhi it costs Rs 9632 per litre PTI ASK DV DV

New Delhi Oct 24 PTI Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Centre over rising prices of petrol and diesel alleging that the Modi government has created records in giving trouble to peopleTaking to Twitter the Congress general secretary tagged a media report which said that this year petrol prices have increased by a record Rs 2353Modi jis government has made big records in giving trouble to the public Highest unemployment in Modi government Government properties being sold in Modi government Petrol rates increased the most in a year in Modi government Gandhi said in a tweet in HindiCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also took a dig at the government by tagging the same media report and tweeting Achche Din good daysPetrol and diesel prices were hiked for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday by 35 paise per litre pushing the total increase in rates on petrol to Rs 36 per litre and on diesel to Rs 2658 since early May 2020 when taxes on the two fuels were raised to record levelsPetrol in Delhi now costs Rs 10724 a litre and diesel comes for Rs 9597 according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers PTI ASK DV DV

Jaipur Sep 19 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday expressed hope that senior Congress leader captain Amarinder Singh would take no step which may harm the party He in a statement posted on Twitter said the Congress high command has taken the decision in the interest of the party on the basis of the feedback received from MLAs and the public Captain Saheb is a respected leader of the party and I hope that he will continue to work while keeping the interest of the party ahead Gehlot tweeted Singh resigned as the Punjab chief minister on Saturday after an internal tussle with the MLAs PTI SDA VN SNE SNE SNE