Congress slams hike in excise duty on diesel, petrol

Congress today criticised government’s decision to hike excise duty on diesel and petrol by Rs 2 per litre, saying it is “unjustified” and amounts to “fraud” with people.

“Instead of people getting the benefit of falling prices of crude oil in the international market, BJP-led NDA government is slapping them with extra excise duty. The hike is totally unjustified

-_PTI