AGARTALA, Jan 15 (TIWN): Petrol, diesel prices are raising everyday in Tripura, fueled by the VAT and Cess imposed by the BJP led State Govt. The checked prices on Tuesday in Agartala were recorded with Rs. 70.40 of petrol price whereas the Diesel Price is Rs. 65.91. When petrol, diesel prices are on spike, recently Tripura BJP led State Govt has once again imposed VAT on the fuel leading again hike. On yesterday the petrol price was Rs. 70.13 whereas today it raised at Rs. 70.40. Diesel was increased from Rs.65.61 to Rs. 65.91. This is the 3rd time that the BJP led State Govt has hiked the taxes / cess on fuel on the last 10 months of Govt formation.Petrol price has been increased at Rs. 3.20 whereas diesel price was increased more Rs. 3.29. At the same time 1 rupees cess was imposed on the fuel in addition.It will cause Rs. 33 crores of income for the state govt, whereas to lead more burden for the common men as raising of fuel pricedirectly linked with raising commodity prices.

Now state Govt will earn Rs. 33 cores, but common men has to bear it because Modi yet to fund Tripura which it promised before the Election. Earlier, Congress earlier alleged, Modi Govt looted 11 lakhs crores by taxing fuel since 2014. 

Along with petrol price hikes, Airway passengers are in heavy suffer due to increasing flight fare hikes.

At the national record, the fuel prices were hiked for the sixth straight day on Tuesday amid a rise in international crude prices and rupee's depreciation against the US dollar. After Tuesday's price revision, petrol, diesel became costlier by 28-31 paise per litre across major cities of the country. In the national capital Delhi, petrol is sold at Rs 70.41 and diesel is sold at Rs 64.47 per litre as against Rs 70.13 and Rs 64.18 respectively on Monday.

In the country's business capital Mumbai, petrol is priced at Rs 76.05, 28 paise higher than Monday's price of Rs 75.77 and diesel is priced at Rs 67.49, 31 paise higher than yesterday's price.