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Jaipur: Former CM Ashok Gehlot on Monday accused PM Narendra Modi of failure to reduce petrol and diesel prices in Rajasthan as promised during the assembly elections. “Rajasthanis feel cheated as PM Modi has not honoured his guarantee of aligning fuel prices with those in Gujarat and Maharashtra,” wrote Gehlot in a post on X. he further said that despite a 21% drop in international crude oil prices over the past six months, fuel prices in India have remained unchanged.
Suggesting that petrol prices can be reduced by ₹10 per litre and diesel by ₹8 per litre if adjustments were made accordingly, Gehlot asked why the Union govt and the oil marketing companies have not passed on the benefits to consumers. tnn We also published the following articles recently Six held for diesel pilferage during transport to fuel pumps Pune police arrested six individuals involved in diesel theft from tankers on the Pune-Solapur highway. The suspects used private tankers to siphon off fuel, which was then sold illegally in rural areas.
Equipment worth over Rs48 lakh was seized. Investigations are ongoing to determine if oil company staff were also involved. Support price for Soyabean fixed at Rs 4892 per quintal The Central government has approved Madhya Pradesh's proposal to set the support price for soyabean at Rs 4892 per quintal, aiming to uplift farmers' conditions.
Procurement will be managed by NAFED and NCCF, starting soon for a period of 90 days. Payments will be made within three days directly to farmers' accounts. Support price for Soyabean fixed at Rs 4892 per quintal The Central government has approved Madhya Pradesh's proposal to set the support price for soyabean at Rs 4892 per quintal.
This initiative aims to uplift farmers' conditions. The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India (NCCF) will handle procurement, ensuring payments within three days based on prescribed standards..
