"The hike in diesel price will push inflation at a time people are bearing the brunt of the pandemic-induced loss of income,” said a member of West Bengal Petroleum Dealers' Association. Sources in the association said diesel price crossed Rs 100 for the first time in Purulia’s Jhalda on Friday. Till Saturday evening, it was over Rs 100 in five more districts, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Darjeeling, Nadia and Murshidabad. It is a matter of time before the Rs 100-plus diesel reaches Calcutta,” said another member of the association. “The rise in price of diesel has pushed our travel budget to an extreme,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph October 24, 2021 02:38 UTC