Centre earned ₹4.91 lakh crore revenue as fuel prices hiked 69 times this yr: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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The Congress chief additionally urged the Trinamool authorities in West Bengal to observe the footsteps of the Chhattisgarh administration and eliminate VAT to scale back fuel prices
Congress chief in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Saturday claimed that the Centre has earned ₹4.91 lakh crore revenue as petrol and diesel prices have been hiked 69 times since January 1 this yr.
Mr. Chowdhury, additionally the West Bengal Congress chief, urged the TMC authorities within the State to observe the footsteps of the Chhattisgarh administration and eliminate Value Added Taxes (VAT) to scale back fuel prices.
“Unmindful of the sufferings of the people, the Narendra Modi government in Delhi has effected 69 hikes in petrol and diesel prices since January 1 and earned ₹4.91 lakh crore revenue. The BJP government is not showing any concern for the plight of the common man. We urge the Centre to roll back fuel price hike, as petrol breached the ₹100-per-litre mark, diesel neared century and LPG rate touched ₹850 per cylinder,” the senior Congress chief advised reporters.
He stated that the petrol worth dipped by ₹12 per litre after the Congress authorities in Chhattisgarh did away with VAT, and urged different State administrations, together with that of West Bengal, to observe its lead.
“We know that the TMC government in West Bengal will have to forego a revenue of ₹1,300-₹1,400 crore yielded from VAT, but a party that has come to power with such a huge mandate shouldn’t be found wanting in undertaking pro-people steps,” Mr. Chowdhury stated.
Responding to a question, he stated that the principle opposition celebration is given the publish of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) each within the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabha.
“I have been the PAC chairman three times. My name was recommended by our leader Sonia Gandhi. However, the speaker takes the final decision. Appointing the PAC chairman is his/her discretion,” he stated.
However, Mr. Chowdhury didn’t immediately touch upon the controversy over the appointment of TMC chief Mukul Roy, who just lately crossed over from the BJP, as the PAC chairman of West Bengal meeting by the speaker on Friday, which had sparked a walkout by saffron celebration members who’re demanding his disqualification below the anti-defection regulation.
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