Petrol at record high: Bring fuel under GST, say commuters, IOCL, Congress

BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday said government is taking the issue of rising petroleum prices seriously and will soon announce measures to deal with the matter

Feel like you're being robbed blind by high fuel prices? Petrol price has touched a record high of Rs 76.87 per litre and diesel climbed to its highest ever level of Rs 68.08. Petrol was the costliest in Mumbai where high local taxes led to a price of Rs 84.40 per litre. Diesel was also the costliest in Mumbai at Rs 72.48, according to news agency IANS.

Across the four metropolitan cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai — prices rose around 30 paise on Tuesday. In Delhi and Mumbai, the fuel was sold at Rs 76.87 and Rs 84.70