A large number of Delhi Congress workers held a dharna outside the Delhi Secretariat, demanding the Delhi Government to reduce ‘Value Added Tax’ (VAT) on petrol and diesel.
Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar said that despite many State Governments, including Punjab, reducing VAT on petroleum products following a nominal reduction on excise duty by the Centre, the Delhi Government has not followed the suit, though Chief Minister Arvind had toured poll-bound Punjab and promised to ‘replicate’ the “Delhi model of development” there.
Kumar said “If Kejriwal is ready to implement the Delhi model of development in Punjab then why cannot he implement the idea of reducing oil prices in Delhi as done by the Punjab Government. “
