To Say That Govt Controlled Oil Prices Due To Polls Is Incorrect: Hardeep Singh Puri
Mumbai: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said oil prices are determined by global prices and “to say that the government had controlled oil prices due to elections is not correct”.
Addressing a press conference, the Union Minister said, “Oil prices are determined by global prices. There is a war-like situation in one part of the country. The oil companies will factor that in. We will take decisions in the best interest of our citizens.”
“To say that the government had controlled oil prices due to elections is not correct. We will make sure that our energy requirements are met,” he added.
Earlier on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the BJP-led central government over rising fuel prices and advised people to fill up their fuel tanks, warning them that the Centre’s election proposal was about to expire.
“Get your petrol tanks full immediately. Modi government’s ‘election’ offer is going to end,” he said in a tweet.
On Rahul Gandhi’s advice to people to fill petrol in their tanks, the petroleum minister said, “One is our youth leader, he says to fill your tank soon.”
The elections are over. The question was asked that the tanks should be filled because the price of oil is going to increase. Get the tank filled now or get it filled later, some time or the other election will come.”
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