By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “befooling” other folks after she introduced an excise accountability reduce on petrol and diesel and mentioned other folks wanted aid as a substitute of jugglery of figures.
Congress leader spokesperson Randeep Surjewala mentioned the federal government had higher the excise accountability on petrol by means of Rs 10 in 60 days and is now “duping” other folks by means of lowering it by means of Rs 9.50.
The opposition celebration demanded that the finance minister display braveness and roll again excise on petrol and diesel to the extent it used to be below the UPA in Might 2014.
“Expensive FM. in 60 days, you higher the cost of petrol by means of Rs 10/litre and now decreased it by means of Rs 9.50/litre. U higher the cost of Diesel by means of Rs 10/litre and now decreased it by means of Rs 7/litre.
Prevent befooling other folks! “Country does not want jugglery of figures to dupe the folk, Country does not want Jumlas, Country wishes rollback of excise on petrol and diesel to Might 2014 ranges of Rs 9.48/litre on petrol and Rs 3.56/litre on diesel. Prevent deceiving, Display the braveness to present aid,” Surjewala mentioned in a chain of tweets.
The Congress chief mentioned in Might 2014, excise accountability on petrol used to be Rs 9.48/litre.
“It’s nonetheless Rs 19.90 as opposed to Rs 9.48 all through the Congress,” he mentioned.
On excise accountability on diesel, he mentioned, “It’s nonetheless Rs 15.80 as opposed to Rs 3.56 all through Congress.”
Rajasthan Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed the Centre needed to scale back the excise accountability below the force of the Congress celebration’s public consciousness marketing campaign made up our minds within the not too long ago held Chintan Shivir.
He demanded that the central govt must decrease the petrol and diesel costs to the extent all through the UPA rule if the federal government desires to present aid to other folks in the real sense.
“Because of the continual protests by means of the Congress towards inflation around the nation and the force of public consciousness marketing campaign towards the inflation made up our minds in Navsankalp Shivir, Udaipur, the central govt lately needed to make a decision to cut back the excise accountability on petrol and diesel,” Gehlot tweeted.
Congress whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore additionally attacked the finance minister, accusing her of being “boastful” and supporting the wealthy however now not the center elegance.
The federal government on Saturday reduce excise accountability on petrol by means of a document Rs 8 consistent with litre and that on diesel by means of Rs 6 consistent with litre to present aid to customers battered by means of prime gas costs that experience additionally driven inflation to a multi-year prime.
The excise accountability reduce will translate into a discount of Rs 9.5 a litre on petrol and Rs 7 a litre on diesel after bearing in mind its have an effect on on different levies.
Pronouncing the obligation reduce, Sitharaman additionally mentioned the federal government will give Rs 200 consistent with cylinder subsidy to Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries for 12 cylinders in a yr to lend a hand ease one of the vital burden coming up from cooking gasoline charges emerging to document ranges.
BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday lauded as “ancient” the federal government’s choice to chop excise accountability on petrol and diesel to present aid to other folks, and demanded that opposition-ruled states additionally slash taxes for larger public get advantages.
In a commentary, Nadda mentioned BJP-ruled states had reduce Price Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel when the Centre decreased excise accountability on petrol by means of Rs 10 and diesel by means of Rs 5 in November final yr however opposition events had now not carried out so of their states, one thing Modi had highlighted in his assembly with leader ministers final month.
Modi had cited gas costs in numerous states to focus on the numerous hole between the ones governed by means of the BJP and the ones by means of non-BJP events.
The Modi govt’s choice on Saturday presentations as to how delicate it’s to the pursuits of the average guy, Nadda mentioned.
It additionally presentations how it’s running to make other folks’s existence more uncomplicated with its proactive and responsive measures, he added.
The BJP president additionally lauded the federal government’s choice to present a Rs 200 subsidy on each and every gasoline cylinder to beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme.
The federal government reduce excise accountability on petrol by means of a steep Rs 8 consistent with litre and that on diesel by means of Rs 6 consistent with litre to present aid to customers from prime gas costs that experience additionally driven inflation.