Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s 1st attack on Centre; demands rollback
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay trained his guns on the BJP-led central government for the first time after taking oath on Friday. He condemned the Centre’s move to hike petrol prices after the conclusion of assembly elections in five states.He demanded that the government should reverse the decision, calling it “unacceptable”, PTI reported. This comes after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by Rs 3 per liter on Friday amid a recent surge in global crude prices.The opposition, including the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, condemned the move, saying, “The mistake is the Modi government, the public will have to pay the price. The shock of Rs 3 has already come, the rest of the recovery will be done in instalments.”The price hike comes 16 days after the conclusion of assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Fuel rates remained unchanged throughout the voting period despite a sharp rise in global oil prices due to conflicts in West Asia.Apart from a one-time cut of Rs 2 per liter in petrol and diesel in March 2024 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, fuel prices have remained largely unchanged since April 2022. The last increase in rates was recorded in April 2022.
