Bengaluru: Terming the petrol and diesel price hike as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gift , Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said the country has come to a tragic situation.
He also criticised the PM's call for fuel saving, postponement of gold purchases, among other measures to spend wisely.Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 3 per litre each on Friday, the first rate increase in more than four years, amid mounting losses of fuel retailers due to surging global crude prices in the wake of the West Asia conflict.Also Read: Modi’s toughest economic test may demand more than appealsThe increase comes 16 days after Assembly elections concluded in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Petrol and diesel price hike is Modi's gift.
He has failed in international relationships.
He has not maintained a good relationship with anyone in the neighbourhood.
