Fuel Price Today: Petrol, diesel rates rise by 80 paise per litre for second consecutive day

 Petrol and diesel rates on Wednesday were increased by 80 paise per litre for the second consecutive day across the country.

Check out price of petrol and diesel in metro cities:

In Delhi, the petrol will be sold at Rs 97.01 per litre while diesel will now cost Rs 88.27.

In the financial capital of the country, Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 85 paise a litre. As per today's rate, the petrol will be sold at Rs 111.67 while diesel has been increased to Rs 95.85 per litre.

In Chennai, the price of petrol is Rs 102.91 per litre, which was increased by 75 paise and diesel is Rs 92.95 after an increase by 76 paise per litre.

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While in Kolkata, the price of petrol was increased by 83 paise per litre and the diesel was increased by 80 paise per litre. Therefore, petrol and diesel will now be sold at Rs 106.34 at Rs 91.42 per litre respectively in Kolkata.

However, the prices of Petrol and diesel may vary  from state to state depending on the incidence of value-added tax.

In the first hike in four months, the fuel prices were raised on Tuesday.

The Opposition parties were quick to attack the government on the price rise in the Rajya Sabha against rising fuel prices in the country on Tuesday.

The Opposition parties, including Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena and Congress, created ruckus after the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected their plea to hold a discussion over rising fuel prices under Rule 267.

With ANI inputs

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