Fuel hike assault on common man: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday termed the hike in CNG/LPG prices an assault on the budget of the common man and said the Narendra Modi government has lost the moral right to govern.
Congress leader Pawan Khera said the “mirage” of “achche din”, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people of the country, has been shattered and they will give a befitting reply to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the next general elections.
He alleged the BJP was “pickpocketing” savings from the tax levied on fuel and gave the party a new full form “Bahut Jyada Price (BJP)”. Khera reiterated the Congress’s demand of bringing petrol and diesel under the GST. “The unpardonable rise in fuel prices caused by the ‘tax terror’ of the Modi government has burnt gaping holes in the pockets of common people,” he said. (PTI)