Thiruvananthapuram: After a 2-day lull, petrol and fuel prices are up again. In hike today, petrol gets dearer by 24 paise and diesel by 16. With this, petrol in Thiruvananthapuram is now Rs 93.33 per litre and diesel Rs 87.79. In Kochi, the prices stand at Rs 93.61 and Rs 86.17 for petrol and diesel per litre respectively.
While international crude prices remain low, the incessant hike in centre’s excise has India prices for fuel spiral up continuously - the burden of which weighs most on the people who can least afford it - the commoners already grappling with pandemic conditions.
