NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP authorities of looting individuals by elevating petrol and diesel costs quickly after the meeting elections in 5 states have been over.
Congress common secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that whereas 130 crore Indians are preventing the Covid pandemic, the BJP authorities continues to be indulging in profiteering by elevating gasoline costs that are hitting the frequent man.
He demanded that the federal government instantly roll again the hike in petrol and diesel costs and provides the advantage of diminished worldwide crude oil costs to the frequent individuals.
He additionally demanded that petrol and diesel be introduced underneath the GST regime.
“The 130 crore individuals of India are preventing the corona pandemic at this time however the ‘Bharatiya Janloot Get together’– BJP — is profiteering and extorting on the expense of the individuals within the midst of pandemic.
“As quickly because the elections acquired over, the Modi authorities is again at its sport of oil loot because it has hiked petrol and diesel charges by Rs 1.40 and Rs 1.63 per litre respectively within the final eight days solely,” he mentioned in a press release.
He highlighted the alarming state of affairs within the nation, saying neither ample variety of checks are being carried out, nor the reviews of these checks are approaching time.
He additionally alleged that there’s a shortage of docs, oxygen, medicines and beds in hospitals resulting from which numerous deaths are being reported on daily basis from every village and concrete locality.
The individuals of India are struggling laborious to avoid wasting their lives within the face of robust financial recession and the second wave of pandemic, however as a substitute of giving them any succour or some monetary help in these robust instances, “the ruthless authorities is placing the financial burden of elevated costs on petrol and diesel”, he mentioned.
Surjewala mentioned the individuals have been anticipating some form of aid and financial help in these difficult instances, however the BJP authorities was fleecing the individuals by not simply elevating gasoline charges each day but in addition refusing to share advantages of decrease crude worth with the individuals.
“The merciless authorities is elevating petrol and diesel charges each day whereas charging very excessive excise responsibility on petrol and diesel. The federal government has elevated petrol and diesel by six instances within the final eight days since Might 3. The constant rise in costs of petrol and diesel by the Modi authorities is including to the individuals’s woes,” he mentioned.
“Indian Nationwide Congress calls for the whole roll again of the excise responsibility hike effected by the Modi authorities on petrol and diesel. The repeated and unjust improve within the costs as additionally the central excise responsibility on petrol and diesel has inflicted insurmountable ache and struggling on the individuals of India,” the Congress chief additionally mentioned.
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