The Congress and the BJP took potshots at each other in the Assembly on Thursday, blaming each other’s actions for the increasing prices of petrol and diesel.
While the BJP blamed the Congress for leaving behind payment pending in lieu of oil bonds of over ₹1.36 lakh crore in 2014, the Congress questioned why the BJP government waived huge loans for specific corporate majors, after collecting ₹26.51 lakh crore as fuel taxes.
During the Zero Hour, Congress floor leader K. Selvaperunthagai (Sriperumbudur), referring to a virtual meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chief Ministers of a few States, raised the issue of increasing fuel prices. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan gave their explanations over the issue.
