More Prayers This Dasara In Karnataka As Fuel Prices Rise Again
NDTV
Karnataka residents celebrate Dasara by taking part in the Ayudha Puja in which they worship items that help them earn a living.
People across Karnataka celebrated Dasara (an official state festival) but for many, it was a subdued celebration this year owing to a continuous rise in fuel prices.
Part of the Dasara festival in the Ayudha Puja in which people worship items that help them earn a living. On this day, vehicles are cleaned and decorated and most cab drivers conduct prayers for their source of income. But with diesel prices touching nearly Rs 100 per litre this year, the prayers might have been extra fervent.
Petrol and diesel prices rose across the country today, on the occasion of Vijaya Dasami, as well, following a surge in global crude oil rates.
Taxi driver Kumaraswamy, 51, has been in the cab business for nine years and he says it has never been this hard. The diesel he needs to run his taxi he bought in 2017 costs almost Rs 100 a litre now.
