Shiv Sena protests against price-hike of fuel and LPG
27/02/2021
JAMMU, Feb 26: The activists of Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray, Jammu protest against the skyhigh prises of Petrol, Diesel and LPG. Angry Shiv Sanik's also set their two-wheeler on fire and
Shouting slogans against union government for sky rocketing fuel prices, appealed to bring petroleum products under GST. The Shiv Sena workers led by their President UT. J&K , Manish Sahni today gathered at party office and staged a protest demanding addition of petroleum products under GST regime.
Addressing the protesters, Sahni said that due to the huge increase in the prices of petrol and diesel, inflation has started touching the sky.
"With the hike in the prices of petroleum products, the prices of daily essentials have also been increased and causing problems to the poor people," he added.
"People are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic but the hike in petroleum products incr-eased their problems of people," he said.
He informed that the excise duty on a liter of petrol is at Rs 32.98 while on diesel at Rs 31.83 per liter which is more than the base fuel price.
"At the same time, the tax being charged by the state government, the public is being charged about 200 percent tax on petrol and diesel," he added.
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