A crisp 2,000 rupee note would have filled one’s vehicle with about 22 litres of petrol just 15 days ago, now it will get the fuel tank just a little above 19. The fule price has both Delhiites and cabbies singing, ‘mehengayi daayan khaaye jaat jai’, and the two camps find themselves at loggerheads. Social media, in fact, is fraught with cab riders complaining about AC not being turned on, whereas cabbies rue consecutive petrol and CNG price hikes.
‘Salary toh badh nahin rahi humari’
Rohini Jaiswal, a finance professional says, “There is a price hike of fuel almost every day, and even my office parking fee has risen. In fact, e-rickshaw waalon ne bhi apne hire rates badha diye hain. It’s like garmi aur petrol price aapas mein competition kar rahe hain ki kaun zyada badhega. It’s becoming a luxury to afford AC in cars and cabs.”
