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Amid daily hikes, BJP boasts 5 rupees down in fuel
TIWN Oct 15, 2018
Amid daily hikes, BJP boasts 5 rupees down in fuel
PHOTO : A biker buying petrol from a petrol pump in Agartala. TIWN File Photo.

AGARTALA, Oct 15 (TIWN): After so called 5 rupees petrol price down on Oct 4 and Chief Minister Biplab Deb had claimed it a 'Historical decision', the price since next day has strict at daily increase.

But Chief Minister Biplab Deb has been continuing to claim across his speeches in Durga Puja pandals that Govt decreased petrol price.

After the price was downed on Thursday, since Friday again the petrol, diesel price continued to increase fueling resentment among the consumers. 

Petrol prices in Agartala have been in a firm trend with today's petrol price in Agartala Rs.78.82. 

Opposition Congress has come up with immediate reactions of fuel price hikes since two days of Rs. 5 down in the price.

Tripura Congress alleged that the State Govt is unnecessarily imposing 24% tax (4% raised by BJP Govt in last 7 months) whereas Central Govt imposed another 19% tax. If taxes of 12% by State Govt and 10% by Central Govt are being cut then the price will be downed at 60. In total now the fuel tax in Tripura is 43%.

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