Centre earned ₹25 lakh-crore from taxes on fuel: Mallikarjun Kharge

Alleging that the Central government has earned ₹25 lakh crore from taxes and duties on fuel, senior Congress leader and the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that Narendra Modi failed to keep the poll promises he had made before becoming the Prime Minister (PM). Kharge said that Congress would corner the Modi government over inflation in the monsoon session of the Parliament, slated to from July 19.

Kharge said that his party has been fighting the battle against inflation on roads, but it will now take it to the floor of both the Houses during the monsoon session.