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Govt has unlocked Covid-19 pandemic, petrol-diesel prices: Rahul Gandhi

Fuel prices were hiked for the 18th day in a row on Wednesday

Rahul Gandhi
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After an 82-day hiatus, oil companies restarted revising prices in line with costs on June 7.

Press Trust of India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Modi government over the increase in fuel prices and the mounting Covid-19 cases in the country, saying it has "unlocked" the coronavirus pandemic and petrol-diesel prices.

Fuel prices were hiked for the 18th day in a row on Wednesday. After an 82-day hiatus, oil companies restarted revising prices in line with costs on June 7.

On Wednesday, the country also saw the highest single-day jump of 15,968 Covid-19 cases and 465 fatalities, taking the infection tally to 4,56,183 and the death toll to 14,476, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

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