New Delhi [India], May 30 (NT): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for one paisa fall in fuel prices follwing a historic hike on 16th straight day.

Gandhi scion Rahul termed the drop of rates as a 'childish prank in poor taste'.

Taking to micro blogging site handle, The Congress party president tweeted, "Dear PM, You've cut the price of Petrol and Diesel today by 1 paisa. ONE paisa!?? If this is your idea of a prank, it's childish and in poor taste. P.S. A ONE paisa cut is not a suitable response to the #FuelChallenge I threw you last week."

Last week, Congress president Gandhi dared Prime Minister Modi for, what he termed a fuel challenge, after the latter accepted an online fitness challenge posed by Indian Cricket skipper Virat Kohli under the initiative of hum fit to India fit.

Rahul, in his attack, urged the Prime Minister to take up the 'fuel challenge' and decrease the skyrocketing hike on fuel prices.

After a continuous Rise in the petrol and diesel price for 16 consecutive days, the Consumer witnessed 'a drop' of one paisa on Wednesday.

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) in a statement made it clear that the petrol price in Delhi was actually decreased by one paisa and not 60 paisa, as reported prior.