chandigarhUpdated: Jun 24, 2020 22:55 ISTStudents from National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Panjab University, on Wednesday, protested at the Sector 15 market over rising fuel prices in the country. As many as 15 students of NSUI started the protest march from PU’s gate number two. A demonstration was held to portray the inability of the common man to afford fuel at the new rates. The students said the continuous hike in fuel prices is burdening the common man and is a step against the economically backward people of the country. Manoj Lubana of NSUI said diesel prices have surpassed petrol prices for the first time in independent India and India is collecting the highest tax rates on fuel in the world.

Source: Hindustan Times June 24, 2020 17:26 UTC