Petrol price hits Rs 100 per litre in Chandigarh, Youth Congress leaders accuse BJP of loot
As petrol price climbed to Rs 100 per litre in the city, Congress Chandigarh unit spokesperson Harmail Kesri raised questions on the BJP over the difference between the price of crude oil in the international market and the retail price of petrol in the country.
“The union government has collected a total of Rs 24 lakh crore as excise duty on petrol and diesel in the last seven years. Today, when the price of crude oil in the international market is 75 dollars per barrel, petrol is being sold at Rs 100 per litre in the country. At present, compared to the crude oil prices, the price of petrol should be Rs 45 per litre. BJP’s Modi government is looting people of the country by imposing tax on petrol and diesel,” Kesri alleged.
