Vijayawada, May 15 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) leader and Central Executive Committee (CEC) member K Narayana on Friday criticised the continuous rise in fuel prices, alleging that increasing taxes and "dynamic pricing" systems in transport were placing an additional burden on common citizens.

Narayana said the rise in global crude oil prices was linked to growing international tensions and war-driven policies.

"The continuous rise in fuel prices is severely affecting common people across the country. One of the major reasons behind the present global oil price instability is the aggressive war-driven policies pursued by Donald Trump and the growing international tensions encouraged by imperialist interests. Whenever global confli...