Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday demanded that the Central government immediately withdraw the increased petrol and diesel prices.
In a post on ‘X’, he said the Central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has recently taken the decision to increase petrol and diesel prices, which are in no way justifiable.
This decision will have a negative impact on numerous sectors. The prices of daily essentials will rise, placing an additional burden on the common people. Due to the Modi government’s incompetent governance and ill-conceived policies, the country’s economy has been shattered.
It has become evident that “Atmanirbhar” is merely a slogan to garner votes rather than a policy. Small and medium industries have been severely affected. Youth are facing a situation with no guarantee of employment.
The promise to double farmers’ incomes has turned out to be mere empty words. Over the past decade, the value of the rupee has been steadily declining, and now that decline has reached its peak.
In this context, using the Iran-Israel war as a pretext to hike petrol and diesel rates is nothing but fleecing the common people. How does the Modi government, which proudly proclaims that it has positioned India as the world’s third-largest economy, justify this decision!?
Ahead of the recent elections in four states and one Union Territory, the Central government repeatedly announced that it would “not increase the prices of petroleum products.” Yet, before even ten days had passed since the results, raising prices by more than Rs.3 is a betrayal of public trust. People believe that Modi resorts to falsehoods merely for votes and electoral victories. This amounts to a breach of trust.
“I demand that the Central government immediately withdraw the increased petrol and diesel prices,” he added.
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