New Delhi : Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday lashed out at the Centre over hike in petroleum prices and termed it an "attack on the labour class and poor" on the Labour Day.
Notably, the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been increased by Rs 102.50 on Sunday, which now costs Rs 2,355.50 against the earlier price of Rs 2,253. The 5-kg LPG cylinder is now priced at Rs 655.
Speaking to ANI, Yechury said, "Today, when it is Labour Day and there is a new attack on the workers. Not only on the labourers but also on the working people of the entire country. The way central tax has increased in the last 7 years, is the main reason for the increase in the price of petroleum products."
The CPI(M) leader alleged that the revenue of the centre increased manifold which is in contrast to that of the states.
"Data is in front of everyone that the revenue that the states get from the tax has not increased, it has decreased. The revenue of the centre has increased manifold. Even the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman herself said inside the Parliament that in the last 3 years, Rs 8 lakh crore has come to the centre through taxes. We are demanding to remove the central taxes, (ANI)
