Watch: People remind Revanth Reddy of past fuel price remarks, seek VAT reduction
People in Telangana are reminding Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of his earlier criticism of fuel price hikes and demanding that his government reduce VAT on petrol and diesel, as fuel prices in the State continue to remain among the highest in India
Hyderabad: After facing the impact of the abnormal fuel price hike in Telangana, people are reminding Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of his earlier comments on petrol and diesel prices and demanding that the State government reduce taxes on fuel.
Soon after taking charge as the TPCC president, Revanth Reddy had addressed a rally in Nirmal in July 2021. During the meeting, he had criticised both the Central and State governments over the steep rise in fuel prices. He had alleged that high taxes on fuel were burdening poor and middle-class families. At that time, the Congress party had organised protests across the State against rising fuel prices.
Referring to petrol prices, Revanth Reddy had claimed that while the actual cost of petrol was Rs 40 per litre, the remaining Rs 65 comprised taxes imposed by the Centre and the State. He had alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was collecting Rs 33 per litre and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao Rs 32 per litre through taxes.
He had accused both governments of burdening people and had criticised the then State government for blaming the Centre whenever fuel prices increased. “If the Central government increased prices, why cannot the Telangana government reduce the price by Rs 30 per litre and offer petrol at Rs 70 per litre,” Revanth Reddy had demanded at the time.
Among all States, Telangana imposes nearly 35 per cent VAT on petrol and about 27 per cent on diesel. As a result, fuel prices in the State are among the highest in the country. Sharing videos of Revanth Reddy’s earlier speeches on social media, several people are now asking the Chief Minister to reduce fuel prices as he had demanded in the past.
An X user, RK Telangana, reminded the Chief Minister that while serving as TPCC president, he had criticised the State government for collecting Rs 32 per litre as tax on fuel. The user demanded that Revanth Reddy fulfil his earlier promise to reduce fuel prices.
Another X user, Lucifer, said Telangana had the highest petrol prices in the country and questioned whether AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal would ask the Telangana government to reduce VAT on fuel if he was concerned about the common man.
గౌరవ ముఖ్యమంత్రి @revanth_anumula గారూ మీరు PCC అధ్యక్షుడిగా ఉన్నప్పుడు అప్పటి ప్రభుత్వం లీటరు పెట్రోల్ పై Rs 32 పన్ను వేసి దోచుకుంటుంది.మేం అధికారం లోకి వచ్చిన తర్వాత తగ్గిస్తాము అని హామీఇచ్చారు..ఇప్పుడు మీ హామీని అమలు చేసే సమయం వచ్చింది.తగ్గించి మీమాటను నిలుపుకొండి సార్.. pic.twitter.com/yy40S69G4p
— RK Telangana (@Ram32624) May 15, 2026
