Stalin: GoI gave an impression of cutting fuel prices only to hike it later
Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the assembly on Thursday over him pulling up a few states including Tamil Nadu for not reducing state taxes on fuel. Stalin used a Tamil euphemism to convey that Modi was hiding the truth and that people were aware of the facts. Stalin reiterated Tamil Nadu’s move to cut VAT of ₹3 per litre in petrol last August.
Stalin then launched an attack against the BJP-led union government saying that they cut fuel prices just before some states went into assembly elections (such as in Uttar Pradesh, Goa) only for the Centre to hike it several times later. “A week after the state elections, the prices were hiked and the union government imposed further burden on people,” Stalin said. He added how the DMK-led government kept its word after winning the assembly elections last May and cut down the price of petrol despite the financial burden,
Stalin was responding to a query raised by Congress floor leader K Selvaperunthagai about the virtual meeting held by Modi on Wednesday for Covid-19 when he raised the issue of fuel related taxes.
