Rahul Gandhi said it was ‘Tax Extortion’ that led the people to relinquish travelling in private vehicles
Congress leader and Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that COVID-19 limits aren’t the only reason for long, uncomfortable lines for public transportation.
Slamming the BJP-led Central government, he said it was ‘Tax Extortion’ that led the people to relinquish traveling in private vehicles.
“Long-inconvenient queues for public transport aren’t just due to Covid restrictions,” Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter, adding, “See the rates of petrol-diesel in your city to find out the real reason. #TaxExtortion.”
The Congress leader later posted the same tweet in Hindi as well.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration over the problem of unemployment, accusing it of taking away young people’s future.
Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader on Tuesday said parents of educated youngsters in the country are forced to see their children work as rickshaw pullers, daily labourers or sell Pakoras on the streets.
The Pakora comment is a dig at Prime Minister Modi, who previously claimed that selling pakoras for Rs 200 qualifies as employment. The prime minister’s statements in 2018 drew widespread condemnation, particularly from the Congress.
“By snatching their future, Modi government made them self-sufficient,” the Congress leader further said in a tweet in Hindi. He also tagged a news report on unemployment in the country.
As ever-increasing government levies coincide with crude’s recovery from the depths of the COVID-19 epidemic, fuel prices in India are in uncharted territory.
Some Indian automobile owners are unable to afford the expense of operating their vehicles due to record-high fuel and diesel costs, prompting the country’s transportation industry to demand reform.
Last year, the administration continued to raise taxes despite putting the country under lockdown and global petroleum prices plummeting.
During the first lockdown, the implementation of lockdown and accompanying mobility limitations resulted in a decrease in gasoline and diesel usage. When limits were re-imposed during the second wave of illnesses, consumption also dropped, but only little.
With limitations lifted and mobility restored, gasoline and diesel use is likely to rise once again. This means more government taxes and increased inflation for the general public.