State Congress flayed the decision of Narendra Modi-led Union government to increase the excise duty on petroleum products despite reduction in crude oil price in the global market.
PCC state general secretary and chairman communication wing Shailesh Nitin Trivedi in a statement said instead of slashing down the price of petroleum products due to decrease in price of crude oil in international market the Union government had increased the excise duty. This was like ‘sprinkling salt’ to the wound and was worth condemnable, he said.
Rather than extending the benefits of reduction of crude oil price to 30 dollars per barrel, the Union government surprisingly increased the excise duty, the Congress leader said.
It was an anti people decision against the poor and will be opposed by the Congress, he said.