Rahul Gandhi slams BJP govt. over fuel price hike
New Delhi, 14 March (HS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday Hit out at BJP led Centre government over the rise in fuel and gas prices in the country. He also criticized the Government over the ‘sale of public sector undertakings’.
Congress party has been attacking the government over high fuel prices, alleging that it has collected over Rs 21 lakh crore by way of taxes on petroleum products ever since coming to power in 2014.
“The central government looting in broad daylight. 1. Massive tax collection on gas-diesel-petrol. 2. Snatching people’s share, employment and facilities by selling PSU-PSB to friends,” he charged in a tweet in Hindi.
“PM’s only method, benefit friends at the cost of the country,” he said.
The Congress party has been stalling proceedings in both houses of Parliament over the rise in prices of petrol and diesel prices and demanded a debate over the issue.