1 litre of petrol crosses ₹100 in Parbhani, diesel at ₹90.10

The price of one litre of petrol crossed ₹100 in Parbhani in Maharashtra on Monday. One litre of petrol was available at ₹100.24, while one litre of diesel was priced at ₹90.10.

With an increase of 25 paise on petrol and 35 paise on diesel on Sunday, one litre of petrol was priced at ₹97.86 and one litre of diesel was available at ₹89.17 on Monday.

The hike comes after the prices of petroleum products stabilised on Sunday. On Saturday, petrol was priced at ₹97.61 for one litre and diesel was priced at ₹88.82. Transporters have stated they will urge the Central Government to reduce the prices. “The government should have cut the excise duties and asked the states to lower their Value Added Tax (VAT) to provide some relief,