JAIPUR: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday mentioned petrol shall be cheaper by no less than Rs 11.80 per litre in Rajasthan if the BJP is elected within the November 25 Assembly elections. Addressing a ballot occasion within the state capital, Jaipur, on Saturday, the Union Petroleum Minister mentioned, “I am being asked what will change in the state if the BJP comes to power in Rajasthan. Firstly, I am confident that the BJP is on course to form the government here. And, once we come to power, we will work to bring the price of petrol in Rajasthan at par with the rest of the country (barring Opposition-ruled states). Petrol, in Rajasthan, will be cheaper by at least Rs 11.80 per litre if we are elected.”
Puri alleged that the value of petrol in Rajasthan was the very best within the nation due to the extra cess imposed by the Congress authorities within the state. He added that the Congress authorities in Rajasthan collected Rs 35,975 crore from extra levies on petrol and diesel over the past couple of years.
“In the last two years, the Rajasthan government collected taxes worth Rs 35,975 crore from additional cess on petrol and diesel till November 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Rajasthan alone collected Rs 2000 crore more than 18 other states and Union Territories taken together,” Puri mentioned. The Union Minister added when in comparison with 18 states and Union Territories, the tax assortment from extra cess on gas is considerably excessive.
“The tax collection of these 18 states and union territories, including Delhi, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Ladakh, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, is Rs 32,597 crore,” Puri was quoted as saying in a launch from the Jaipur occasion. “Today, the average rate of petrol across the country is Rs 96.72 per litre, but in Ganganagar, Rajasthan, the going rate for petrol is Rs 113.34 per litre,” Puri mentioned in poll-bound Rajasthan.
Hitting again at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his assertion that the central authorities was imposing extra taxes on petrol and diesel, Puri mentioned the previous ought to look into affairs in his personal state first. The counting of votes for the Rajasthan Assembly shall be held on December 3.
In the 2018 meeting elections, the Congress received 99 seats, whereas the BJP completed at 73 seats within the 200-member House. Gehlot ultimately took the oath as CM with the assist of BSP MLAs and Independent legislators.
