A bullock cart, on which Congress workers and leaders were protesting in Mumbai today collapsed while Congress leaders and supporters were protesting in Antop Hill area. They were protesting against the fuel price hike.
In a video, Congress workers and leaders were protesting, when due to overloading the cart came down crashing. Congress chief and other supporters can be seen collapse amidst all the sloganeering against the fuel price hike.
You can watch the video here:
Fuel prices continue to soar across the country and touched a record high on Saturday in the national capital with petrol retailing at Rs 100.91 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.88 per litre respectively.
In Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai, the petrol price is at Rs 106.93 per litre and diesel prices are at Rs 97.46 per litre.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said the Centre should show a "big heart" and reduce taxes on fuel to provide relief to common citizens who are reeling under high prices of petrol and diesel.
Madhya's Pradesh's Bhopal also logged soaring petrol prices. Rs 109.24 per litre is being charged on petrol and Rs 98.67 per litre is being charged on diesel.In Kolkata, petrol prices stand at Rs 101.01 per litre and diesel prices stand at Rs 92.97 per litre respectively.