'May your happiness increase like petrol price': Jokes fly on Twitter as fuel prices touch new high

Petrol and diesel prices touched a new high on Thursday as depreciating rupee and rising crude oil rates continued to push fuel prices higher.

Petrol price in Delhi climbed to Rs 81 per litre while diesel inched up to an all-time high of Rs 73.08. In Mumbai, a litre of petrol now costs Rs 88.39 and diesel is priced at Rs 77.58 per litre.

After a day's lull, the upward march of fuel prices resumed Thursday with petrol price being hiked by 13 paise per litre and diesel by 11 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned oil marketing companies.

Delhi has the cheapest fuel rates among all metros and most state capitals because of lower taxes. Mumbai has the highest sales tax or VAT.

Mumbai has the highest rate of VAT or sales tax in the country.

While crude oil rates flirted with the US $80 per barrel mark, the rupee has plunged against the dollar. The combination of the two makes imports costlier. Domestic retail prices are benchmarked to international rates of the fuel. Since mid-August, petrol price has risen by Rs 3.92 a litre and diesel by Rs 4.31. 

As the fuel prices continued to go upwards, social media users mocked the government using memes and some funny oneliners. Celebrities also joined the trends to share some jokes on the rising fuel prices. 

Here we bring some dark humour on the rising petrol and diesel prices: 

You know data is the new oil when people use examples of data costs coming down to justify why petrol costs going up should not hurt you....#FuelOnFire #FuelPriceHike #PetrolPriceHike

— Prosenjit Datta (@ProsaicView) September 13, 2018

New petrol pouch pic.twitter.com/Grf9cKIKC4

— Sanket Jadhav (@sanketj98765) September 9, 2018

Why did the chicken cross the road?
No U-turn . Fuel prices. Had to abandon car.

— Ali Fazal M (@alifazal9) September 12, 2018

Q.: Petrol crosses Rs.90 per litre. Dollar at 72.88 rupees.

Standard Answer: "Border pe jawaan ladh rahe hain, aur aap log itna bhi nahin jhel sakte?"

Waiting for them to come up with new excuses/distractions. Watch the replies. https://t.co/i9TE3EW04K

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) September 12, 2018

If you love someone, let them go.
Petrol hits ₹88/litre, how far will they go?

— nibedita sen (@nibeditaspeaks) September 12, 2018

Sardar jokes are now outdated -- read some petrol jokes

New Greetings:
“May your happiness increase like Petrol Price”
“May your sorrow fall like Indian Rupee”

— DBG (@DBG747) September 13, 2018

New iPhones India price:
- iPhone Xs: 1135 litres petrol
- iPhone Xs Max: 1248 litres petrol

— Sapan Verma (@sapanv) September 12, 2018

Ffffssssss, it's 2018, make petrol jokes, not kidney and iPhone jokes.

— Vijay (@Grie7mann) September 13, 2018