Cong Attacks Centre Over Price Rise Of Commodities
New Delhi, April 6: Congress on Wednesday slammed the government over skyrocketing price rise and said in the last 30 days the “ration to medicine” everything become expensive in the country.
Taking to twitter, congress spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala said:
BJP का “महंगाई मैंडेट”!#CNG आज फिर 2.50 रुपये महंगी,
30 दिन में में CNG 9.60₹/किलो महंगी हुई।सीएनजी ?
8 मार्च- 0.50 ₹
12 मार्च- 0.50 ₹
24 मार्च- 1.00 ₹
26 मार्च- 1.00 ₹
1 अप्रैल- 0.80 ₹
2 अप्रैल- 0.80 ₹
4 अप्रैल- 2.50 ₹
6 अप्रैल- 2.50 ₹ की दर से बढ़ी।#महंगाई pic.twitter.com/9cMwKn8NnF— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 6, 2022
The wholesale price-based inflation in February rose to 13.11 per cent on hardening of prices of crude oil. WPI inflation has remained in double digits for the 11th consecutive month beginning April 2021. Inflation last month was 12.96 per cent, while in February last year, it was 4.83 per cent.
In a statement, the Commerce and Industry Ministry said, the high rate of inflation in February 2022, is primarily due to rise in prices of mineral oils, basic metals, chemicals and chemical products, crude petroleum & natural gas, food articles and non-food articles etc… as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. According to experts, one of the main reasons vegetable prices are increasing so steadily is that the cost of transportation has increased.
Petrol and diesel prices were hiked again by 80 paise a litre each on Wednesday, taking the total increase in rates to Rs 10 per litre in 16 days. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 105.41 per litre as against 104.61 yesterday, while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 95.87 per litre to 96.677, according to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
