With the petrol and diesel prices in Shimla hitting Rs 102.98 and Rs 94.61, locals here are worried about the rising inflation in the coming days. As a result of the hike, people in the state’s capital were seen worried about the additional financial burden which they will have to face in the coming days. People are also concerned about the future as they believe that fuel prices will again be hiked in the next few days.
While some people expressed anger against the government over the hike in fuel rates, some blamed the ongoing global situation for this oil crisis.
Pradeep, a local resident said it has become very difficult to cope up with the hike in fuel prices. He said, “When petrol and diesel rates will hike, inflation will also rise and things will get expensive, which will make things further difficult for the common man. The situation is about to get worrisome for every section of the society in the coming days as people will have to bear additional financial burden as a result of this fuel price hike.”
Satvinder Singh, a taxi driver said their business is being affected due to the continuous hike in fuel prices. “Fuel prices are hiking day by day due to which our expenses have exceeded our income. Even tourists are not able to pay more fares, due to which our business is getting into recession. It will be very hard for us to cope up with this fuel price hike as even if we hike the taxi fares, people will not be able to afford that because every person is getting affected due to the rise in fuel price and other commodities,” he said.
Padam Thakur, another local, said the situation is tough for everyone due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia. “As a result, oil supply to the country has been affected, leading to a hike in fuel prices. Earlier we used to fill up our fuel tanks to full but now we are only filling half of the actual capacity following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to restrict our daily fuel and gas consumptions,” he said.
