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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has termed the YSRCP protests against the caller hike successful petrol and diesel prices arsenic a “political drama.”
During its term, the YSRCP had burdened radical with dense substance taxes, TDP Sarvepalli MLA Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy told the media astatine the enactment cardinal bureau connected Tuesday.
The prices of petrol and diesel successful Andhra Pradesh were the highest erstwhile Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy was the Chief Minister arsenic his authorities had imposed roadworthy cess and Value Added Tax (VAT), recalled the TDP leader.
The Central authorities had precocious accrued substance prices by ₹3, and the YSRCP had nary motivation close to signifier protests aft imposing acold higher load connected consumers during its term, helium said.
During the YSRCP government’s term, the per-litre terms of petrol successful Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam crossed ₹111, portion it was disposable for ₹101 successful the neighbouring Karnataka, Mr. Chandramohan Reddy said.
“I utilized to get my conveyance filled successful Karnataka earlier entering Andhra Pradesh to prevention money,” helium said, adding that diesel prices successful Andhra Pradesh were besides importantly higher compared to the neighbouring States during the YSRCP government’s term.
The TDP-led NDA authorities headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu had not accrued substance taxes successful the State successful the past 2 years, Mr. Chandramohan Reddy asserted.
He besides launched a crisp onslaught connected the erstwhile government’s liquor policy, alleging that the “Jagananna Tax” had inflated liquor prices and restricted user choice. He accused the YSRCP authorities of promoting low-quality liquor, owed to which thousands of radical suffered wellness complications.
Stating that the YSRCP’s caller protests had failed to pull nationalist support, helium said the demonstrations witnessed mediocre turnout crossed districts and reflected increasing nationalist dissatisfaction with the absorption party.
