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Congress, NCP accuse Centre of ‘looting’ not unusual guy by means of mountaineering costs of gas

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By way of PTI

MUMBAI: The Congress and the NCP on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi executive of looting the deficient as the costs of petrol and diesel have been hiked once more.

Petrol and diesel costs have been raised by means of 80 paise a litre each and every on Wednesday, taking the full build up in charges in 16 days to Rs 10 consistent with litre.

“The Modi executive continues to loot the deficient thru gas worth hikes! Petrol-diesel costs have been greater by means of any other 80 paise lately with the costs going up by means of Rs 10 in two weeks,” Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole tweeted. Patole termed the BJP executive a “pickpocket”.

NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto additionally took to Twitter to hit out on the BJP, terming the saffron birthday party “lootjeevi” (one that flourishes at the loot).

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Taking a swipe on the BJP, Crasto shared a caricature, wherein he likened the birthday party to a cowboy preserving gas pump nozzles in each palms as though weapons and coaching them in opposition to a not unusual guy who has raised his palms out of worry.

The cowboy depicted within the caricature has the BJP’s ballot image, the lotus, within the position of his face. “Sufficient of petrol-diesel worth upward thrust,” Crasto tweeted. NCP and Congress are constituents of the MVA executive led by means of Shiv Sena.