Congress’s Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Centre over the hike in petrol prices, citing data for petrol, diesel and cooking gas. Over the last 7 years, the government has earned more than ₹ 23 lakh crore because of the rise of diesel, petrol and cooking gas, he said, claiming the funds from all this and the Goods and Services tax, are benefiting a handful of crony capitalists.
The increase in GDP, he equated with the rise of “gas, diesel and petrol prices”.
When the UPA left office, the price of LPG was ₹ 410 a cylinder, today it is ₹ 885 — a 116 per cent rise, Mr Gandhi said. The price of petrol has increased by 42 per cent and diesel has increased by over 55 per cent since 2014, he said.
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