Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota issued a ruling directing the government to respond to the price hike in petroleum products.

The Speaker issued the ruling after the main opposition CPN-UML demanded answers from the government on the rise in fuel prices in the Parliament on Monday.

“My attention has been drawn towards the rise in petroleum products. I want to draw the attention of the government as well. I instruct the government to present the facts on the issue before the Parliament,” he said.

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), the state-owned monopoly, hiked the prices of petroleum products on Sunday.

The NOC has decided to increase Rs 21 per liter each in petrol and Rs 27 per liter in diesel and kerosene.

As per the new revised rate, the petrol will now cost Rs 199 per litre and diesel and kerosene will cost Rs 192 per litre.

The NOC, however, has not increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).