Union minister for petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday trained guns at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his attacks o the central government over rising fuel prices. Fuel prices in seven Indian states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka have already crossed the ₹100-mark, registering historic highs. The fuel prices have been hiked 23 times since last month. Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. The spike in fuel prices in India is due to a combination of rising international oil prices and record-high central and state taxes.

Source: Hindustan Times June 13, 2021 11:44 UTC