Even as the state-owned oil companies have hiked prices of petrol from Saturday midnight, the city non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have demanded abolition of cess collected by the Centre on petrol and diesel.

President of Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM), Vivek Velankar has demanded that the Central government should abolish cess of Rs2 per litre on petrol and diesel as it has become redundant.