Rahul Gandhi slams govt over petrol price hike, calls it tax extortionist
Congress on Monday slammed the government over petrol prices crossing ₹100 per litre in the national Capital, alleging that the Modi government runs of the notion of “tax extortion”. Congress added that when “looters” govern a country, the masses have to suffer from inflation.
“Your car may run on petrol or diesel, the Modi government runs on tax extortion,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
“From January 1 to July 7, the Modi government increased the prices of petrol 69 times. From April 2014 to June 2021, petrol and diesel witnessed an increase of excise duty from which the government shockingly looted ₹25 lakh crore from Indian people,” national spokesperson of the Congress Randeep Surjewala said at a press conference.
