Govt’s Decision To Reduce Fuel Prices Out Of Fear: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Mumbai: A day after the Center announced a reduction in excise duty of petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday attacked the central government, saying the decision was taken not out of fear but out of fear. Was. Heart.

“This is a decision out of fear, not from the heart. Give answer to this ‘vasooli’ government’s loot in the coming elections (sic),” she said in a tweet (roughly translated from Hindi).

https://twitter.com/priyankagandhi/status/1456090016216539144?s=20

Taking a cue from the central government’s move to reduce fuel prices on the eve of Diwali, chief ministers of several BJP-ruled states announced a further reduction in petrol and diesel prices.

States including Assam, Tripura, Karnataka, Goa and Manipur have reduced petrol, diesel prices by Rs 7 while Uttarakhand has reduced VAT by Rs 2.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh said that after the reduction in taxes/duties by the Center and the state, the prices of diesel and petrol here will come down by Rs 12 per litre.

After the Center reduced excise duty, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, “States should join the celebration by reducing VAT on fuel to provide further relief to consumers.”

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