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When petrol and diesel prices went up by 35-40 per cent in the United States, Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom, and despite importing over 85 per cent of its crude oil requirements and 55 per cent of its natural gas requirements, prices of diesel in India have actually gone down in the last one year.
After the Meghalaya Police department agreed to deploy security, the Assam Petroleum Mazdoor continued to supply oil to Meghalaya.
Petrol in Imphal now costs Rs 101.43 per litre, while diesel is priced at Rs 85.77, according to sources.
I’m also pleased to announce that the Govt. of Manipur will also reduce VAT on petrol and diesel each by Rs 7/- with immediate effect: CM Biren
Activists of the HYC hung banners and black flags starting from Motphran to the Khyndailad area.
The DYCSH workers assembled at IT Road in Kangpokpi town and took out a rally, raising slogans against the fuel price hike, along the Imphal-Tamenglong Road.
IFP Editorial: Somebody had to raise the issue of price hike in petrol and diesel as it is connected with transportation costs of essential items and everything under the sun. And it is what the Congress has been doing as an opposition party and Manipur Congress happened to be a part of it.
As most of the commercial vehicles are run by diesel, prices of essential commodities is likely to soar under high transportation charges as a result of fuel price hike..
Petrol and diesel prices in Imphal hit a record high of Rs 98.03 and Rs 88.31 respectively on May 21.
The state government needs to revisit the revision of the VAT expeditiously so that the procedures laid down in the law is strictly followed.
The NPP termed the fuel price hike as "anti-people".
As the curfew announcement went viral, the panic button was pressed and the next morning, people started to line up at oil pumps to buy petrol and diesel and stock them for dry days.
"Amid the pandemic, the people across the country have been suffering due to the outbreak of COVID-19. On the other hand, the BJP government has hiked the price of petrol and diesel."
"Despite the price of crude oil per barrel decreasing to 34.63 US dollars, the increase in price of petrol and diesel consecutively for 19 days has added more woes to the poor farmers of the country."
Instead of helping the people, especially the poor, PM Modi and his government continue to give hardship to the people of India by not only raising fuel rates daily but also refusing to share benefits of lower crude oil prices with people,” president of the MPYC, Richard M Marak said.
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