Bengal Fuel Taxes Not Cut, BJP Warns Trinamool Of Protests
NDTV
Centre recently reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel and many states followed suit and cut VAT on the two products.
The Trinamool Congress today alleged that the BJP was indulging in "cheap politics" over fuel tax, even as the saffron camp said that it "might be forced to organise protests" if the state government does not slash Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
The centre recently reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively, and many states, including Assam and Uttar Pradesh, followed suit and cut VAT on the two products.
West Bengal, however, hasn't made any similar announcement, despite the state unit of the BJP urging the Mamata Banerjee government to take a cue from the centre and provide relief to people.
Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, "The BJP is doing cheap politics over fuel prices as its inertia in stemming the skyrocketing prices of petrol, diesel and LPG has been exposed. It has slashed excise duty on petrol and diesel a bit, fine! But that is too little, too less."
