The Congress Saturday accused the Modi government of ignoring the woes of common man and asked it to shed its “arrogance” and reduce the tax imposed on petrol, diesel and LPG. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the government should immediately roll back the additional taxes of Rs 23.78 and Rs 28.37 per litre on petrol and diesel respectively, which will help bring down fuel prices.
He quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words as Gujarat chief minister to urge the government to reduce the high tax components on petroleum products. Singhvi said the common man is already hurt due to rising inflation and joblessness amid a decline in the economy post-pandemic. The PM may ignore the Congress’ demand, but he should at least listen to his own words as Gujarat CM during the UPA regime at the Centre, or may heed RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’s advice that the rising fuel prices will have a cascading effect, the Congress leader said.