Petrol Price Up Rs 3.38/L: Twitterati Debate Switching to Bicycles

The hike, part of fortnightly revision of fuel prices, will come into effect from Thursday.

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Tuesday hiked petrol price by Rs 3.38 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.67 a litre.

The news was certainly not welcome by citizens who took to Twitter to express their fury, cornering the Narendra Modi government on its empty promise of ‘acche din’.

#AccheDin aa gaya#Petrol price hiked Rs 3.38😠😠😠

— Aathreya (@iamabhi97) August 31, 2016

#Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.38 per litre, diesel by Rs 2.67 per litre...
अाप सभी भक्तों को अच्छे दिन कि हार्दिक शुभकामना

— saumil Raval (@samraval1992) August 31, 2016

Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.38 per litre, diesel by Rs 2.67 per litre. Thanks Modiji for #AccheDin

— Fatima Shaikh (@Shaikh_Fatima89) August 31, 2016

#AccheDin Returns...#Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.38 a litre, #diesel by Rs 2.67 a litre.

— Jai Singh (@Baabusaheb) August 31, 2016

आम आदमी को फिर लगा महंगाई का झटका, पेट्रोल 3.38 रुपये और डीजल 2.67 रुपये प्रति लीटर महंगा, मित्रों #AccheDin आ गए !

— avanish bhargava (@BhargavaAvanish) August 31, 2016

Rs 3.38 hike, are you serious..! Biggest ever I remember..!

— Badhrinath.K (@Badhrinath_K) August 31, 2016

‘PM Should Take Up The Issue in Mann Ki Baat’

Petrol price hiked by Rs 3.38 a litre, diesel by Rs 2.67 a litre.

THIS GOVT IS ANTI-PEOPLE. This would mean further hike in commodities!😡

— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) August 31, 2016

Rs 3.38 hike in petrol prices. What's the point reducing in half numbers and adding up double. This govt is smartly fooling everyone....

— Sourabh Jain (@SourabhJainIET) August 31, 2016

"Rs 3.38" @narendramodi Please talk about fuel prices in #MankiBaat. #BJP

— Narayanan R Embar (@narayananembar) August 31, 2016

Petrol prices hiked by Rs 3.38 & diesel by Rs 2.67.Soon those waiting for Rs 15 Lakh from Modi will see it going out from their accounts 😢😢😢

— Sahil Prasad (@laxmi407) August 31, 2016

Is that GST effect!!
Rs 3.38

— Biswatosh Sinha (@biswatosh) August 31, 2016

A tweet to remember when you shell out more for petrol after today's hike.... pic.twitter.com/efFPJkS08N

— SamSays (@samjawed65) August 31, 2016

Time to Rethink Your Travel Options?

#Petrol Rs 3.38 n Diesel Rs 2.67 बढ़ गया है। बैल गाड़ी लेने का टाइम आ गया है

— Mehra (@RedDevilMehra) August 31, 2016

Petrol Price Hiked By Rs 3.38 Per Litre, Diesel By Rs 2.67 . Time to switch to bicycle which is handy in traffic too !

— Trojan_Horse (@SampathRedDevil) August 31, 2016

The rise in fuel prices – necessitated by a 13 percent rise in international oil rates in the last fortnight – comes on the back of four reductions.

The reductions in the last two months had led to the price of petrol in Delhi to come down by Rs 5.56 a litre and Rs 4.92 per litre in the case of diesel. In its last revision, the IOC had cut the petrol price by Rs 1 and diesel price by Rs 2.

The latest hike will come into effect from Thursday.