Siddaramaiah demands reduction in cess, sales tax on fuel prices
India | September 16, 2021 10:24 ISTSiddaramaiah added that the taxes on diesel should be reduced from 74 pc to 50 pc.
Siddaramaiah added that the taxes on diesel should be reduced from 74 pc to 50 pc.
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on September 13 said that blaming Congress for the fuel price hike is totally false and lame.
Central Government is very sensitive to this issue (fuel price rise) but it is also very sensitive to see the other responsibilities that we have, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said.
In the national capital, diesel was sold for Rs 89.27 per litre, 20 paise lower than the previous level. Petrol price was at Rs 101.84 per litre.
Congress MP DK Suresh on July 20 cycled to the Parliament, the second day of the Monsoon session, to protest against the rise in prices of fuel and other commodities.
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Centre over its tax collections on petrol and diesel.
Petrol prices in the Mumbai rose to Rs 107.83 per litre on July 19, The price of diesel in the city was Rs 97.45 per litre.
Across the country as well, Petrol price increased in the range of 30-40 paise per litre, while diesel prices remained unchanged.
The petrol prices were hiked in India on July 15 while diesel rates also followed a similar trend. Petrol price in the national capital rose to Rs 101.54 per litre on Thursday. Diesel sold at Rs 89.87 per litre. In Mumbai, the retail price of both petrol and diesel stood at Rs 107.54 and 97.45 respectively. As for Bhopal, petrol price stood at Rs 109.89 per litre and diesel cost Rs 98.67 per litre. Kolkata reported Rs 101.74 per litre for petrol and Rs 93.02 per litre for diesel.
The Left parties have given a six-hour bandh call in Odisha on Thursday against the steep fuel price hike.
The Congress party slammed BJP-led NDA Government over rising prices of fuel.
The protests were held in Dum Dum, Central Avenue and Chetla areas of Kolkata, Canning in South 24 Parganas, Chinsurah in Hooghly, and Malda, besides other parts of the state.
After crossing $77 a barrel, global crude prices have softened a bit with differences surfacing in oil cartel OPEC over continuation of production cuts.
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) announced a hike in prices of CNG and PNG with effect from July 8. CNG retail price in Delhi revised from Rs 43.40/kg to Rs 44.30/kg while PNG domestic price to be Rs 29.66 per SCM. On the other hand, Petrol is sold in Delhi at Rs 100.56 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.62 per litre.
Accordingly, the retail price of petrol increased by 35 paise per litre in the national capital on Friday to Rs 99.16 while diesel prices maintained previous days price line of Rs 89.18 a litre.
Petrol and diesel prices in India have been hiked again pushing the rates to fresh all-time record highs. In many states, the petrol prices have already crossed the Rs 100 mark, while diesel charges are also nearing the set mark.
His remarks came a day after petrol prices were hiked by 31 to 35 paise while diesel by 26 to 30 paise on June 29, taking the fuel prices across the country to a historic high.
Petrol is now retailing above Rs 100 per liter in many parts of the country. Diesel, too, has climbed to levels never seen before in the country which is causing difficulties to the people.
The Congress on Thursday said it will launch a nationwide protest campaign from July 7 to 17 to highlight the plight of the people and alleged government apathy towards the public.
On Tuesday, the oil marketing companies (OMCs) raised the price of petrol and diesel between 25-30 paise per litre across the four metros.
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