Coimbatore: The Centre has asked states to lower tax on petrol and diesel so as to reduce the burden of price hike, BJP state president L Murugan said on Wednesday.
Fuel price hike will not have any impact on the prospects of the saffron party in the assembly polls, he told reporters here after the bhoomi puja for erecting stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting scheduled for February 25 at Codissia grounds. “The price rise is temporary. The centre has asked state governments to lower the taxes to reduce the market price of fuel,’’ he said. “BJP candidates will win a considerable number of seats.”