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Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s fuel tax appeal to states: coercive, not cooperative
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Modi’s ‘swipe’ at the states for not reducing petrol, diesel taxes. He said 68% of all fuel taxes are taken by the Centre but the PM blames the state. Be it the high fuel price, coal shortage or oxygen shortage, the Centre passes the buck to the states, he said.
PM Modi said some states reduced VAT on fuel after Centre waived the tax last year. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Jharkhand have not reduced fuel tax. He said this is an injustice to their people and also to the states which have reduced tax.
The issue has snowballed into a massive controversy with each of the states named by PM Modi disagreeing with the claims he made. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said petrol will be cheaper if opposition-ruled states cut taxes on fuel instead of imported liquor, taking a swipe at Maharashtra.
Telangana minister KT Rama Rao said fuel prices have shot up because of the NPA central government. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said her government spent ₹1,500 crore subsidising petrol and diesel. “PM Narendra Modi has delivered a completely one-sided and misleading speech,” she said.
Yahya Sinwar, who was the alleged mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday.
The Israeli Defence Forces or IDF released footage from a drone on Friday that captured Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar moments before his death in a firefight against the troops in Gaza’s Rafah on Wednesday.
The video shows a building filled with debris, where a man is sitting on an armchair covered with dust with his face wrapped, who is supposedly Sinwar. He then proceeds to throw a stick towards, the drone but misses.
Also Read: Yahya Sinwar killed: Why is Hamas chief death significant?
Along with Sinwar, the IDF also confirmed the death of two other “terrorists”.
Yahya Sinwar took over as the chief of Hamas after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in July 2024. He was supposedly the architect of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which sparked the conflict in the Gaza strip.
Also Read: Yahya Sinwar death live updates: Netanyahu vows Gaza war ‘not over’ after Israel kills Hamas chief
Sinwar’s death has been celebrated by Israel as well as its key allies, the US and France.
After Sinwar’s death Israeli prime minister Netanyahu released a video statement, where he stated, “Today we have settled the score. Today evil has been dealt a blow but our task has still not been completed.”
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller called Sinwar the “chief obstacle” to ending the war and expressed hope for more headway in the peace process.
French president Emmanuel Macron has also expressed the hope that hostages will be returned now that the political head of the militant organisation is dead.
However, Iran, has stated that the death of Sinwar will only serve as a catalyst for further resistance against Israel.
The Hezbollah also proclaimed that after the death of Sinwar they were going to “transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with Israel.”
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