CONG PROTESTS FUEL RATE HIKE

CHANDIGARH: Up in arms against the recent fuel hike, Chandigarh Congress staged a protest against the central government in Sector 17 on Monday. Former Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said despite a sharp decrease in crude oil prices, petrol and diesel prices in the country have skyrocketed. He said the NDA government has “betrayed the trust of people” of India. Local party chief Pardeep Chhabra said crude oil prices during the UPA rule were almost 60% higher than they are today, but the Modi government is levying so many taxes that the public has to pay exorbitant prices as no benefit is being passed on to them.