India, April 15 -- The Congress on Tuesday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government on the rising fuel prices which is burdening common citizens, adding that the current ruling dispensation's policies have driven up the prices of essential fuels to benefit private and public oil companies.

"Since the BJP government came to power, the oil companies earned around Rs.39.54 lakh crore in the last 11 years. If the price of crude oil is low, why are petrol and diesel prices not being reduced? There is a corrupt system behind this," said Alka Lamba, president of the All India Mahila Congress, at a press conference in Delhi.

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