Hyderabad, May 20 -- Congress MLA G Madhusudan Reddy on Wednesday criticised the recent fuel price hike, alleging that the BJP had assured people before elections that prices would not be increased.

Speaking to ANI here, Reddy said the hike was against the public and that the Congress strongly opposed the move.

"Before polls, the BJP had said there would be no hike in the prices. But as soon as the polls got over, prices hiked... this hike is against the public, and Congress strongly opposes it," he said.

The remarks came after petrol and diesel prices were increased across the country on Tuesday.

In Delhi, petrol prices rose by 87 paise, climbing from Rs 97.77 to Rs 98.64 per litre, while diesel prices increased by 91 paise, moving f...