The Congress won eight seats. He had said that non-BJP parties had won seven seats, out of which only one seat was won by a crypto ally of BJP, YSR Congress.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday took a jibe at the BJP over the cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel, saying the results of 30 assembly and three Lok Sabha bypolls have created “a by-product”.
The government on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by a record Rs 5 and Rs 10 per liter to help bring down rates from their all-time high.
“The results of 30 assembly and 3 LS bypolls have produced a by-product. Center cuts excise duty on petrol and diesel!” Chidambaram said on Twitter.
“This is a confirmation of our allegation that fuel prices are high mainly due to higher taxes,” the former finance minister said. “And we allege that the high fuel tax is due to the greed of the central government,” he said.
Hitting back at the Congress leader, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who earlier held the portfolio of petroleum and natural gas, said, “If the allegation is being sensitive to the demand of the people and sharing their misery, then we will take it.” happily accept because modi sarkar means. To be with the people in their happiness and sorrow.
Chidambaram had said on Wednesday that in the by-elections to 30 assembly constituencies, the BJP has won seven seats and its declared allies have won eight.
The Congress won eight seats. He had said that non-BJP parties had won seven seats, out of which only one seat was won by a crypto ally of BJP, YSR Congress.
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