NEW DELHI: Prices of petrol and diesel increased in India’s immediate neighborhood and as well as some other advanced countries at a time when they declined in India, data from various sources showed.
In the past one year, petrol and diesel prices in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal rose 22-38 per cent and 20-104 per cent, respectively, data showed. In countries such as France, Italy and Spain, they rose 3-8 per cent cumulatively.
During the same period in India, they, however, declined 3.7-5.0 per cent. Further, the data also revealed that the price difference between BJP and non-BJP-ruled states differ, with prices remaining higher in non-BJP states. (ANI)