Fuel price hike: Siddaramaiah accuses Modi-led Central govt of ‘looting’ common man
With criticism growing against the Centre due to the recent hike in fuel prices, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday accused the Narendra Modi-led BJP government of “looting” the common man.
The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly remarked that the hike in fuel prices has affected the purchasing power of citizens. “The Narendra Modi government has broken the spine of the common man by increasing the taxes on petrol/diesel. Excise duty currently levied on petrol is Rs 32.98 and Rs 31.83 on each litre of petrol and diesel respectively. At the end of UPA-II, excise duty on petrol was Rs 9.21 and Rs 3.45 per litre, respectively,” he stated.
