As a senior leader of the Congress, you might be aware of the Rs 1.41 lakh crores debt created by the UPA regime between 2004-14 through oil bonds due to its misgovernance. The subsidy not only ensured reduction in these debts, as Rs 1.32 lakh crores have been paid back with interest but have also kept the prices largely stable. It must be noted that post the Ukraine Russia war, petrol sells at ~160 to ~200 Rs per liter in other major countries like the UK, Germany, etc. The price of petrol and diesel in India is about Rs 90 per liter. This rate is even less than the average rate of the US, which is about Rs 100 per liter. Hence, if anyone has to be blamed for high prices of petrol and diesel in the country, it's undoubtedly the corrupt Congress regime of 2004-14