Dissatisfied with Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri’s reply on petroleum price hike, the Congress led the Opposition in walking out from the Lok Sabha on Thursday
Claiming that currently the petrol price in India is one of the lowest, Puri said six non-BJP ruled states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala and Jharkhand— have not reduced the VAT on petroleum products, leading to higher prices of petrol and diesel there.
His remark was met with vocal protests by the opposition members. Not satisfied with his response, the Congress, DMK, TMC and NCP, staged a walkout.
