Priyanka Gandhi slams govt over high petrol and diesel prices

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the Centre over high prices of petrol and diesel, alleging that the government’s priority was only to fill the pockets of a few billionaires.

In a post in Hindi on ‘X’, the Congress general secretary



said crude oil has become cheaper by 29 per cent in the international market in the last 19 months.

“Oil companies have earned Rs 1.32 lakh crore profit in six months. The burden of their huge earnings is being passed on to the people of the country,” she alleged.