Opposition BJP will burn effigies of the state government across
Uttarakhand tomorrow to protest withdrawal of relief in VAT on the price
of petrol making it costlier by Rs 2.65 per litre.
State BJP chief Bishan Singh Chufal asked the party's district units
to stage effigy burning programmes in their respective areas tomorrow
to protest the move.
The state government withdrew the relief in VAT on petrol price yesterday.
The relief had been announced by the state government early last month
ahead of the October 10 Tehri Lok Sabha by-poll in which Chief Minister
Vijay Bahuguna's son Saket was in the fray but finally lost, the BJP
members said.
However, defending the move, the Chief Minister claimed that even
after withdrawal of relief in VAT on petrol price, its cost in
Uttarakhand was lower in comparison to other states.
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