“Many little drops make an ocean.” or was it, “Every drop makes an ocean”?
This might be what State-owned oil companies had in mind when they slashed petrol prices in the four metros by a WHOLE 1 PAISA PER LITRE!!
First, the companies said that prices would be cut by 60 paise per litre, on 30 May. Which had people like:
But then they rectified their statement to say that it was actually a price cut of 1 paisa per litre. Which had people like:
The Opposition, of course, didn't miss the chance to target the 1 paisa cut in fuel prices, starting with the Congress President:
And actor Prakash Raj:
However, the price cut, which came after 16 consecutive days of price hikes that took the prices of petrol per litre up by Rs 3-4, left many Indian citizens suitably unimpressed.
Anger often finds expression in a plethora of outlets, like sarcasm:
It seems people weren’t quick to forget the prime minister’s roadshow to inaugurate the 9-kilometre stretch of the Delhi-Meerut expressway and the Eastern Peripheral Expressway.
Or the #HumFitTohIndiaFit “challenge”:
And then there were the more intelligent jokes:
Congress Calls for a “Tweet Morcha”
The Congress in Mumbai said it would launch a social media campaign on 2 June to express its anguish.
As a part of the online campaign, titled “Tweet Morcha”, the opposition would mobilise people to post tweets to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the issue and suggest ways to reduce the fuel prices, Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam told PTI on 30 May.
“We will also tweet on how fuel prices can be reduced. Maharashtra collects nearly 40 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol per litre. We will tweet to Fadnavis to reduce VAT on petrol,” Nirupam said. The Central Excise duty has been increased 211 percent on petrol and 400 percent on diesel in the last four years, he claimed.
The Opposition party will soon release 'hashtags' (used on social media to easily find messages with a specific theme or content) for people from across the country and the world who are active on Twitter to tweet posts seeking reduction in fuel prices, he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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