AAP to hold countrywide protest against hike in fuel prices on Wednesday

"Against the rising prices of petrol and diesel @AamAadmiParty will hold a protest across the country on July 1 at 11 am," Rai said in a tweet on Tuesday. Diesel price on Monday scaled a new high after prices were hiked for the 22nd time in just over three weeks, taking the cumulative increase to Rs 11.14 per litre.

The Aam Aadmi Party will hold a countrywide protest on Wednesday against the hike in petrol and diesel prices, party leader Gopal Rai said. "Against the rising prices of petrol and diesel @AamAadmiParty  will hold a protest across the country on July 1 at 11 am," Rai said in a tweet on Tuesday.

Diesel price on Monday scaled a new high after prices were hiked for the 22nd time in just over three weeks, taking the cumulative increase to Rs 11.14 per litre. Petrol price was increased by 5 paise per litre and diesel 13 paise a litre across the country, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies.