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Rahul, Priyanka playing churlish drama on prices: Chugh

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 2/22/2021 12:29:26 PM

Chandigarh, Feb 21 BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh today blasted AICC leader, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, for making hue and cry over increasing petrol and diesel prices saying that the two leaders have forgotten that during the UPA government times the prices skyrocketed manifold more than now. In a statement, Chugh said while Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamana is already working on a mechanism to check the spiralling prices it must be told to the Gandhi family members that the petrol prices in Delhi increased by 112% during 10 years of UPA rule but increased only 13% in the four years of NDA rule. Diesel, too, saw a steep hike during the UPA years with an increase of 160% compared to 28% under the NDA. Chugh said it was during the UPA II years that the real damage was done to fuel prices. On May 16, 2009, petrol prices in Delhi were at Rs 40.62 per litre. On May 16, 2014, when the UPA ceded office to the NDA, the price of petrol in Delhi was Rs 71.41 per litre. This was a hike of 75.8% over 5 years and 112% over 10 years. Diesel, too, saw a big jump with prices rising from Rs 30.86 per litre to Rs 56.71 per litre. This was a hike of 83.7% over 5 years and 160% over 10 years. Similarly in the Congress- run Punjab, an extraordinary mess has been created. On 15th June 2020, the Punjab government announced an increase in VAT on both petrol and diesel.