Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for reducing the petrol and diesel prices.
In a set of tweets, Bommai said the subsidy up to 12 cylinders on cooking gas will be a boon for women.
“Price of petrol to reduce by ₹9.5/litre & diesel by ₹7/litre. I thank Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji on behalf of Karnataka for reducing central excise duty by ₹8/litre on petrol & ₹6/litre on diesel & FM @nsitharaman Ji for a subsidy of ₹ 200 per gas cylinder,” Bommai tweeted.
