Petrol touches ₹90.11 in Maharashtra, people appeal BJP govt to reduce price

Petrol prices on Tuesday breached the psychological barrier of ₹90 and touched a scorching ₹90.11 in Maharashtra's Parbhani - a new record in India, an official said.

Parbhani District Petrol Dealers Association (PDPDA) President Sanjay Deshmukh told IANS that diesel prices also increased from ₹77.92 to ₹78.06 on Tuesday.

On Monday, the petrol price was ₹ 89.97 and diesel stood at ₹77.92 in the town with a population of around 3,10,000, around 500 kms east of Mumbai in Marathwada region.

On the 15th day of consecutive hikes, petrol prices increased on Tuesday by ₹ 0.14 and diesel by ₹ 0.15, from 6 a.m, barely two days before the state's biggest 10-day Ganeshotsav festival begins.

The other highest centres include Nanded where petrol was retailing at ₹89.93 per litre and diesel ₹ 77.90, and Amravati ₹89.93 and ₹78.84.

Elsewhere in Maharashtra, in Thane petrol retailed at Rs 88.43 and diesel ₹77.64, Mumbai was ₹88.35 and diesel at ₹77.56.

On Monday, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party termed the hike in petroleum products as a 'momentary difficulty' owing to an international crisis after the Opposition parties in the country observed a Bharat Bandh, to protest the skyrocketing fuel prices.