Life on Majuli island turns difficult as fuel prices soar

Guwahati | Friday | 14th September, 2018

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"On Thursday, the prices of petrol and diesel in Majuli were fixed at Rs 84.93 and Rs 77.83 per litre respectively. "We believe this is a conspiracy by the oil companies to earn additional money by imposing excess cost on fuel. "Earlier, the price of petrol and diesel in Majuli was fixed at the same rate as in Jorhat . They questioned why the prices in Majuli have been increased now when oil companies used to supply fuel to Majuli at the same rate as Jorhat for so many years. JORHAT: The price of petrol and diesel in Majuli river island, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal's assembly constituency, is the highest among all districts of the state..