New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the government over "expensive petrol" and "rising prices".

In his tweet, he also tagged a media report which said petrol prices had increased in the domestic market for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday.

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"Expensive petrol and rising prices, the government is looting the people openly," he alleged in a tweet in Hindi.

The former Congress president has been critical of the Modi government for its handling of the economy over the past few years.

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