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Minister Questions Akshay Kumar And Amitabh Bachchan's Silence Over Rising Petrol And Diesel Prices
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad call out Bollywood celebs like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar for silence over rising petrol and diesel prices
The recent hike in petrol and diesel prices has unsettled many, including Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Jitendra Awhad. Reportedly, diesel now priced at Rs 80.19 per litre, had seen a rise for 20th day in a row and remained higher than petrol, which is now priced at Rs 80.13 per litre.
Minister Jitendra Awhad took to Twitter sharing his opinion in the price hike by targeting Bollywood celebs like Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. Akshay Kumar was reportedly quite active during the UPA regime, when fuel prices hiked, while he has chosen to remain silent now. Awhad quoted Kumar's tweet from 2011 which talked about price hike and called him out on his silence.
Akshay Kumar's Old Tweet On Petrol And Diesel Price Hike
Akshay Kumar's tweet read, "Couldn't even get to my house at nite for all of Mumbai was queuing up for petrol before the prices rocketed again," While Awhad's reply read, "Are you not active on Twitter...Have you stopped using cars Don't you read the newspaper, Akshay Kumar. There has been a steep #PetrolDieselPriceHike just for Ur information."
Akshay Kumar's Deleted Tweet On Petrol And Diesel Price Hike
Other Twitter users also chimed in and reminded the actor of another tweet from 2012, which has since been deleted. Sharing screengrabs of the same, another user wrote, "Hope your bicycle is still in good condition."
Akshay's now-deleted tweet criticised the price hike in 2012 and said, "Guys, I think it's time to clean up your bicycles and hit the road! As per sources, expecting another petrol price hike."
Amitabh Bachchan's Old Tweet On Petrol And Diesel Price Hike
Minister Jitendra Awhad also quoted Amitabh Bachchan's tweet from the same time, and said 'hope you are not biased'. Amitabh Bachchan's tweet in 2012 read, "T 753 -Petrol up Rs 7.5 : Pump attendent - 'Kitne ka daloon ?' ! Mumbaikar - '2-4 rupye ka car ke upar spray kar de bhai, jalana hai !!'"
According to latest reports, Petrol prices on Friday hiked by 21 paise while diesel prices were raised by 17 paise, in Mumbai, the price of petrol stood at Rs 86.91 per litre while diesel at Rs 78.51 per litre.
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