Delhi Petrol Pump Strike, You Did not Lower VAT On Petrol-Diesel: BJP Hits Out At AAP
Date: 22/10/2018
400 petrol pumps in Delhi will stay close today to challenge the Arvind Kejriwal-drove AAP government's refusal to bring down the Value Added Tax or VAT on oil and diesel. The strike could make burden suburbanites today, as oil pumps crosswise over Delhi will be closed for 23 hours. The dissent was called by the Delhi Petrol Dealers' Association on October 10, which was days after the middle chose to slice VAT for 13 states which are driven by the decision BJP. The affiliation said clients had been rushing to connecting conditions of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to gain admittance to less expensive fuel, something which the affiliation said pointedly dunked petroleum and diesel deals in the national capital.
"The price reduction in UP and Haryana has led to a decline in the sale of petrol by 20% and diesel by 30% in Delhi till October 15. It is expected to further decline in the coming days," Nischal Singhania, president of the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association, told NDTV.
Mr Kejriwal however, alleged the strike was politically motivated. "Petrol pump owners have told us privately that this is a BJP-sponsored strike, actively supported by oil companies," he tweeted.
Petrol and diesel prices at the national capital today, stood at Rs. 81.44 per litre (a decrease by 30 paise) and Rs. 74.92 per litre (a decrease by 27 paise), according to news agency ANI. On Sunday, petrol prices stood at Rs. 81.74, whereas diesel cost Rs. 75.19 per litre.
The petrol dealers body also alleged buying lower-grade fuel from neighbouring states will result in pollution levels shooting up in Delhi.
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