Official figures on oil bonds expose Modi govt’s falsehood, alleges Congress

Issuing a strong rebuttal to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s argument that the Modi government would not cut excise duty on petrol and diesel for now because it has to pay for the oil bonds issued by the UPA in the past, the Congress on Tuesday demanded the ruling dispensation to pass on the benefit of reduced international crude oil prices to the people and accordingly reduce the rates of the petroleum products.