On Raj Thackeray's birthday, fuel gets cheaper by up to Rs 9 at select petrol pumps in Maharashtra

Fuel prices at select petrol pumps in Maharashtra were cut by up to Rs 4 to Rs 9 only for Thursday.

Photo: Representational. PTI

MUMBAI: Fuel prices at select petrol pumps in Maharashtra were cut by up to Rs 4 to Rs 9 only for Thursday, as a ‘special gift’ on the birthday of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray. People in huge numbers extended their greetings to Thackeray, who turned 50 on Thursday, even as they queued up at petrol pumps to get avail their 'gift'.

On @RajThackeray ‘s b’day his followers decided to give Rs 9 discount on Petrol and look what has happened. A sea of bikers at one of Mumbai’s petrol pump. pic.twitter.com/AhbSAGReHh

— Singh Varun (@singhvarun) June 14, 2018

Long queues of two-wheelers were seen at pumps as people awaited their turn to get a tank full in their vehicle. “The waiver is being offered since 8 am in the morning and will continue till afternoon. Two-wheeler owners will be paying Rs 4-5 less at selected petrol stations in Maharashtra,” one of the party workers told ANI. “In Mumbai's Shivadi Assembly Constituency, we are giving a relief of Rs 9 per litre on petrol,” he added. The petrol price in the state was Rs 84.26 on Thursday.

A warm birthday greetings to #RajThackeray ... Wish a long & healthy life... I post a some photo of 4 Rs. पेट्रोल स्वस्त...???????????????? at mangatram petrol pump, bhandup west...... pic.twitter.com/OexfbbIBM6

— Rajesh Nishad (@RajeshNishad_) June 14, 2018

Thackeray had in past slammed the Narendra Modi government a steep rise in fuel price prices. A critic of NDA government, he had also called for opposition unity and a “Modi-mukt Bharat” by 2019.