The central government on Saturday cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per liter and on diesel by Rs 7 a liter. There are different types of reactions about it. BJP National President JP Nadda said that within 6 months PM Modi has reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel twice. Common people will get direct benefit from this decision. More than 9 crore beneficiaries of Ujjwala Yojana will now get a subsidy of Rs 200 per gas cylinder. Nadda said that this will cost the government one lakh crore rupees, but the people of the country will benefit from it.
Nadda said that the central government had cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 and diesel by Rs 5 in November last year, while BJP-ruled states had cut value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel, but opposition parties had not done so.
What did the users say on Nadda’s talk – a user named Professor Malik (@profmalik_l23) asked- ‘Okay, tell me how many times to increase it? While Kunal Kamra ( @kunalkamra88) wrote- The gas cylinder which was available ten months ago for Rs 800, the same cylinder is cheaper in 800 today…Modiji’s magic.
Home Minister Amit Shah praised PM Modi
Amit Shah tweeted that even in this challenging global situation, the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a huge relief to the general public by reducing the excise duty on petrol and diesel and giving a subsidy of Rs 200 on gas cylinders. For other sectors also, many such steps have been taken, which will reduce the price of the products.
In another tweet, Shah said that Modi ji is a sensitive leader who cares for every section of the country. Therefore, for the last eight years, the concern of the interests of the poor, farmers and general public of the country has always been at the center of the decisions of the Modi government. I express my gratitude to Modi and Nirmala Sitharaman for this public-friendly decision.
At the same time, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis praised the decision taken by the Central Government on petrol and diesel. He demanded the Uddhav government to reduce VAT. He said that this decision of the central government has once again proved the fact that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi works for the poor.
