Onion vs Petrol: Netizens express anger on Twitter over price hike

As petrol prices have neared to Rs 75 per litre in most of places, netizens are drawing a strange comparison of hike in petrol prices to that of onions. In four metro cities of countries, conditions have been worse with financial capital of India, Mumbai being hit worse by increase. While petrol price in Mumbai was seen trading at Rs 80.42 per litre, it was Rs 74.76 per litre in New Delhi, Rs 77.44 per litre in Kolkata and Rs 77.72 per litre in Chennai. 

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#PetrolPrice has been trending on twitter with nearly 1,169 tweets posted on issue since Wednesday. While some expressed ir displeasure, some posted memes and funny comments. One user wrote that petrol prices are still lower than onions. Just wait and watch as to who wins race. Ar user in a funny response said that according to present situation, he is going to take tonnes of onions, tomatoes, garlic and petrol as dowry. Yet ar user, questioning government wrote that after onion, garlic & or vegetable prices, w petrol price has peaked. What exactly is BJP government up to? How is common man supposed to survive against rising cost of basic commodities in times of financial crisis? Read all here :

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