Will lead to further inflation, growth estimates will be lowered considerably: Cong on fuel hike

NEW DELHI: (May 15) The Congress on Friday attacked the Modi government over the petrol and diesel price hike, saying it is bound to lead to further inflation and growth estimates will be lowered considerably.

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that with international oil prices soft or declining for years, the Indian National Congress had been urging that those benefits should be passed on to Indian consumers and that domestic prices of gas, petrol, and diesel should be reduced.

That, however, did not happen and consumers were "fleeced", he said.