New Delhi, May 26 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday attacked the Centre over rising fuel prices, questioning the rise in petrol and diesel rates despite a decline in global crude oil prices.

In a post on X, Kharge accused the government of burdening the common man while continuing to profit from fuel taxes and price hikes.

"Hath kangan ko arsi kya padhe likhe ko farsi kya" Kharge wrote, while targeting the BJP-led government over inflation and fuel pricing.

Referring to figures cited in an official statement by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kharge said that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi assumed office on May 26, 2014, crude oil prices stood at USD 108.05 per barrel and the rupee-dollar exchange rate was Rs 5...