The Congress said on Saturday that the government should rollback the increase in fuel prices instead of “showing fitness”, apparently referring to Union ministers and BJP leaders posting videos of their workouts on social media. “Someone is doing push-ups and someone is showing fitness (in other ways) but fuel prices are rising,” Congress leader Sachin Pilot told reporters in Jaipur. Pilot said state governments can provide relief by cutting the Value Added Tax (VAT) and cess levied on fuel prices. He said people annoyed with the increasing fuel prices will give a befitting reply to the government in upcoming polls. He urged the government to reduce taxes to bring down the fuel prices.

Source: Hindustan Times May 26, 2018 09:45 UTC