INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
tweeted "challenge accepted" to Virat Kohli's post tagging him on a fitness campaign, Rahul Gandhi repurposed the thread to target the
government on the rising fuel prices
The Congress president also warned of a nationwide agitation by his party if fuel prices were not reduced."Dear PM, Glad to see you accept
the @imVkohli fitness challenge
Here's one from me: Reduce Fuel prices or the Congress will do a nationwide agitation and force you to do so
I look forward to your response.#FuelChallenge," he tweeted.Petrol prices shot up for the 11th straight day today, with the cost of petrol
breaching Rs 85 in Mumbai
The price of the fuel is already at an all-time high in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai
In Delhi and Chennai, petrol was sold for Rs 77.47 and Rs 80.42 per litre
Petrol in Kolkata costs more than Rs 80 a litre, and is at its highest in four years.Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala
also took a dig at Modi for remaining "silent" on the rising fuel prices, and posed a 'challenge' to him to utilise the Rs 10 lakh crore
"looted" through central excise on petrol and diesel, for helping reduce the fuel prices and restore the "economic fitness" of the common
man.The party also led protests in Goa and Mumbai over the fuel price hikes.The steep climb in fuel prices is attributed to a surge in crude
oil prices and high excise duty
The price of Brent crude oil is over $79 per barrel.The government is looking at "both short-term and long-term solutions", said Oil
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today.
