According to the price notification issued by state fuel retailers, Petrol price on Monday 10 September 2018, raised by 23 paise per litre and diesel by 22 paise per litre. This increase pushed the petrol price in Delhi to Rs 80.73 per litre and Diesel rate to Rs 72.83 a litre.
Petrol and diesel prices set new records on Monday as they continued their upward march on fall in rupee and surge in global crude oil rates. Due to this Opposition parties have called for a nation-wide ‘Bharat Bandh’ Monday (10 September) to protest against the spiraling fuel prices.