Opposition leaders on Monday slammed the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra over the rising fuel prices and called for slashing taxes imposed on petrol and diesel to give relief to the common people. They said Maharashtra should follow Rajasthan and Karnataka in slashing fuel prices.

"The BJP-Shiv Sena government seems to have decided to not give any relief to the people even if their back is broken. Therefore, the rise in prices since last several days," Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil said on Twitter. The Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly made the comments in response to a media report that said the petrol and diesel (per litre) rates have gone up by 15 paise and 7 paise, respectively.