New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the government over the hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel, with Rahul Gandhi saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally gave a befitting reply to “tariffs”.
Gandhi also said people suffering from inflation had been given another gift of “government loot”.
The government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre each. The excise duty on petrol was hiked to Rs 13 per litre and that on diesel to Rs 10 a litre.
“Trump has blown the lid off the illusion. Reality is biting back. PM Modi is nowhere to be seen,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.
“India has to accept reality. We have no choice but to build a resilient, production-based economy that works for all Indians,” he added.
Donald Trump has upended all major and emerging markets after he imposed tariffs against China, the biggest manufacturing powerhouse of the world.
He has also imposed reciprocal tariffs against other nations, including India.
