Hike in oil prices due to free Covid vaccines, water costlier than petrol: MoS Petroleum Rameswar Teli

Rameswar Teli, the Lok Sabha member from Dibrugarh in Assam, said the money collected in taxes on petrol and diesel was used to procure Covid-19 vaccines.

While the petrol and diesel prices are soaring to new records in the country, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli said that free Covid-19 vaccines provided by the Centre led to hike in petrol-diesel prices. Teli also said one litre of Himalayan water was costlier than one litre of petrol.

“Petrol is not costly, the Centre and states have imposed taxes on petrol. You have received Covid-19 vaccines free of cost. Where from the money for Covid-19 vaccines will come? You haven’t paid for vaccines. The cost of the vaccines has come from these taxes,” Teli said in Guwahati.