Petrol, Diesel Price Hike | Rahul Gandhi accuses the Centre of “tax extortion”
The Hindu
"There used to be stories of greedy misgovernance under which taxes were collected indiscriminately in old folk tales. At first, the people used to be unhappy but in the end the people used to end that misgovernance. In reality also, the same will happen," Mr. Gandhi tweeted.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government over the rise in prices of petrol and diesel and accused the Centre of "tax extortion".
The former Congress president's attack came after by 35 paise per litre, sending retail pump prices to their highest-ever level across the country.
"There used to be stories of greedy misgovernance under which taxes were collected indiscriminately in old folk tales. At first, the people used to be unhappy but in the end the people used to end that misgovernance. In reality also, the same will happen," Mr. Gandhi tweeted in Hindi using the hashtags 'TaxExtortion' and 'FuelPrices'.