Centre Earned Rs 4.91 Crore Revenue As Fuel Prices Hiked 69 Times This Year: Adhir Chowdhury

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, also the West Bengal Congress chief, urged the Trinamool government in the state to follow the footsteps of the Chhattisgarh administration and do away with Value Added Taxes (VAT) to reduce fuel prices.

Congress leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Saturday claimed that the Centre has earned Rs 4.91 crore revenue as petrol and diesel prices have been hiked 69 times since January 1 this year. Mr Chowdhury, also the West Bengal Congress chief, urged the Trinamool government in the state to follow the footsteps of the Chhattisgarh administration and do away with Value Added Taxes (VAT) to reduce fuel prices. "Unmindful of the sufferings of the people, the Narendra Modi government in Delhi has effected 69 hikes in petrol and diesel prices since January 1 and earned Rs 4.91 crore revenue." "The BJP government is not showing any concern for the plight of the common man. We urge the Centre to roll back fuel price hike, as petrol breached the Rs 100-per-litre mark, diesel neared century and LPG rate touched Rs 850 per cylinder," the senior Congress leader told reporters.