Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy announced today that he would be taking a decision to reduce Rs 2 on both petrol and diesel prices. Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal have lowered taxes on fuel leading to an overall reduction of fuel prices.


Fuel prices skyrocketing since the past few days witnessed a hike today. The rising prices of petrol and diesel every day have burnt a hole in the pockets of consumers.


In New Delhi, petrol is now being sold at Rs Rs 82.06 per litre (increased by Rs 0.15 per litre), while the price of diesel has been hiked by Rs 0.6 per litre to Rs 73.78 per litre.On the other hand, the price of petrol rose to Rs 89.44 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel is being sold at Rs 78.33 per litre.


The continuous hike in the fuel price is being witnessed from the past few days, causing much trouble for the common people.The Union Government has also been facing flak in the past few weeks for not implementing stringent measures to curb prices.