A litre of petrol costs Rs 90.44 and a litre of diesel costs Rs 80.77 in the national capital Delhi and Rs 96.81 and Rs 87.79 in the financial capital, Mumbai (as per data, IOC, April 16, 2021). The scenario of the retail price surge is not different in cities like Bengaluru (petrol – Rs 93.43 and diesel – 85.60, as of April 25, 2021), the electoral battlegrounds of South India.
Mainstream political parties are damn silent about the ever time spike in oil prices which affects the lives and livelihoods of people. The inherent upward trend has lost some momentum after the election commission announced results in some states.
