YSRCP protests against petro price hike a political drama, says TDP leader
The TDP has criticized the YSRCP's protests against fuel price hikes, labeling them as a political stunt. TDP leader Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy highlighted that the YSRCP had previously imposed higher fuel taxes during its governance. He also noted that the recent protests failed to garner public support, indicating dissatisfaction with the YSRCP.
- ▪The TDP claims the YSRCP's protests against fuel price hikes are a political drama.
- ▪During the YSRCP's term, petrol prices in Andhra Pradesh reached over ₹111 per litre, significantly higher than in neighboring Karnataka.
- ▪The TDP government had not increased fuel taxes in the last two years, according to TDP leader Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy.
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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has termed the YSRCP protests against the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices as a “political drama.”During its term, the YSRCP had burdened people with heavy fuel taxes, TDP Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy told the media at the party central office on Tuesday.The prices of petrol and diesel in Andhra Pradesh were the highest when Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was the Chief Minister as his government had imposed road cess and Value Added Tax (VAT), recalled the TDP leader.The Central government had recently increased fuel prices by ₹3, and the YSRCP had no moral right to stage protests after imposing far higher burden on consumers during its term, he said.During the YSRCP government’s term, the per-litre price of petrol in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam…
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