Maharashtra leaders protest against rising fuel prices, ride cycles till state assembly

The rising fuel prices have become a highlighted issue for the past month. The opposition has been continuously attacking the Centre over the same.
To oppose the fuel price hike, MVA leaders arrived at the state Assembly in Mumbai by riding bicycles on the first day of the state Assembly's budget session.
Among those who took part in the rally were Maharashtra ministers Balasaheb Thorat, Aslam Shaikh, and Yashomati Thakur, and Mumbai Congress chief Bhai Jagtap.
State Congress chief Nana Patole has slammed the Centre for mocking the public and committing the crime of snatching food from their mouths.
Letting you know, the petrol price in Mumbai has reached Rs 97 per litre and that of diesel has reached Rs 88.64 per litre.