"Khata-khat...": BJP slams Congress over fuel hike in Karnataka, says our government brought down prices

Puri emphasised that the Centre has taken steps to lower the prices of petrol and diesel. He noted that in states governed by parties opposed to the BJP, the prices of petroleum products remained higher. Puri highlighted that BJP-led states responded to the Modi government's reduction in excise duty by also reducing VAT, which contributed to lowering the prices of petrol and diesel in those states.