India, May 24 -- After the third fuel price hike in eight days, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that the Government was "looting" the public's earnings in instalments.

In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge claimed that there was a leadership crisis in the Government, saying that while other countries are providing relief to their people, the BJP Government here continues to "loot" them.

"Petrol has now crossed Rs 100, this time around... Looting the public's earnings in instalments!"

"The BJP's appetite isn't satisfied even after slapping a central tax of Rs 1,000 crore daily on petrol-diesel... When international prices were low, they didn't pass on the benefits to the people - instead, they looted them relentlessl...