"Kudos To People For Showing Mirror Of Truth": Congress On Fuel Price Cut
NDTV
The reduction of excise duty on petrol and diesel follows an unrelenting hike in international oil prices pushing pump rates across the country to their highest-ever levels.
The Congress on Wednesday hailed the people for showing the "mirror of truth" to the "tax-parasitic" Narendra Modi government after excise duty on petrol and diesel was cut by a record Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre respectively to help bring down rates down from their highest-ever levels. Kudos to People for showing the “mirror of truth” to tax-parasitic Modi Govt!But do remember -In May 2014, Price of Petrol was ₹71.41 - Diesel was ₹55.49/litre but Crude Oil was $105.71/Barrel.Crude Oil is $82/Barrel today.When will the prices equate year 2014?1/3
The reduction follows an unrelenting hike in international oil prices pushing pump rates across the country to their highest-ever levels. While petrol is above Rs 100-a-litre-mark in all major cities, diesel has crossed that level in more than one-and-a-half dozen states.
It comes on the eve of Diwali which will help bring down the skyrocketing prices of fuel and provide some relief to the common man battling inflation.
"Kudos to people for showing the mirror of truth to the tax-parasitic Modi Govt! But do remember, in May 2014 the price of petrol was Rs 71.41, diesel was Rs 55.49 per litre and crude Oil was USD 105.71 per Barrel. Today, crude oil is USD 82 per barrel," the Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.
