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Modi playing politics on fuel prices: Opposition
- Mamata, Uddhav take pot shots at PM
- Cong slams Modi over his appeal to cut VAT
Kolkata/Mumbai/New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday joined a chorus of Opposition leaders criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for asking the state governments to reduce VAT on fuel prices.
Terming the interaction with Modi "one-sided" and "misleading", Banerjee insisted that her government has spent Rs 1,500 crore in the last three years to subsidise petrol and diesel prices in the state. Hitting out at Modi's remarks, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the Centre owed Maharashtra Rs 26,500 crore.
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also attacked Modi and demanded that he give an account of the Rs 27 lakh crore "collected" by the BJP government from tax on petrol and diesel.
"Modi ji, No criticism, No distractions, No Jumlas! Please give an account of Rs 27,00,00,00,00,00,00 (Rs 27 lakh crore) collected by BJP Govt from Tax on Petrol & Diesel," Surjewala said in a series of tweets.
Making a Covid meeting about politics! The Central government has earned Rs 26 lakh crore out of Central excise on fuel, increased 18 times even when oil prices hit rock bottom. The GST share to states still owed, compensation component to states done away with & now pointing fingers. — Priyanka Chaturvedi (Sena)
