Reduce taxes on petrol, diesel; check inflationary trend: Mamata urges PM Modi

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “substantially reduce” taxes charged by the central government on petrol and diesel to “check the overall inflationary trend” in the country. “I would like to draw your attention to the government of India policy which has brought great distress among the common people of the country. Shockingly, the retail price of petrol in many states across the county has crossed an unprecedented ₹100 per litre,” Mamata wrote to PM Modi in her letter.

“It is my earnest request that the taxes charged by the Central government on petrol and diesel be substantially reduced to give much-needed relief to the common people and also to check the overall inflationary trend in the country today,” she said.