Union minister for petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Central government reduced the prices of petrol and diesel on November 5 last year, but it was ‘not followed by 9 states.’
During the Budget session of Parliament, Puri told the Upper House, “When we saw that relief needs to be provided to consumers, the PM slashed rates on November 5, 2021. We took some steps and were ready to take more… 9 states didn’t do it,” as per news agency ANI.
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, Hardeep Singh Puri reiterated, the fuel prices will ultimately be determined by the oil companies but the government is committed to ‘provide relief to consumers at point of consumption.’
