“Congress-ruled states charging higher petrol and diesel prices, taxing people Rs 16 more per litre”, IANS, May 25, 2026
“As fuel prices saw their fourth increase this month due to the continuing West Asia crisis, the states with the lowest fuel prices remain predominantly in the BJP-ruled regions, including Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Goa, and Assam. Conversely, the states with the highest fuel prices are primarily the Congress-ruled and the INDIA bloc southern regions, namely Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, which impose the highest VAT rates in the nation.
For example, Delhi now has petrol at Rs 102 per litre, and Gujarat at Rs 101 per litre. However, in Telangana, the petrol prices have reached over Rs 118 per litre; in Kerala, Rs 114.9 per litre; and in Karnataka, Rs 110.3 per litre.
The Congress that lectures the Central government on fuel prices imposes an additional tax of Rs 16 per litre on its own citizens…….”
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