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Independent Journalist || Head, Wire's Fact Check Unit || Contributor - UK's Channel 4, & Norway's NRK TV || Over the years- YKA, ToI & News Anchor at CNN

Apr 30, 2022, 7 tweets

#Thread🧵

👉PM Modi spoke many half-truths on petrol & diesel prices

👉I debunk PM's misinformation in 7 steps with 7 facts in this fact-check

👉Proof 1 & 2 via Telangana in this clip. Rest in next tweets

👉Link to watch my full report-

#Thread 🚨

Revealing now - THE BIG GAME, a trick that the Modi government has been playing with state governments since 2017. In 4 years, PM Modi has reduced share of states in excise duty on petrol & diesel by a GIGANTIC 559%.

LINK of my full report👉

Modi govt gets ~₹27, while states get only 59 PAISE from excise on petrol. In 2012 under Manmohan, excise was ₹9.4. Of this, states used to get ₹2.60. So states used to get ₹2 MORE under Manmohan than what they are getting under Modi

Full report LINK-

REVEALED- Modi government’s tax collection on petrol & diesel has more than tripled in 8 years i.e it has gone up by a colossal 234% while tax collection by states have only gone up by a pale 48%. Please watch this with ATTENTION.

Full report link 👉

FACT CHECKING PM MODI.

3 of 7 States PM targeted for not reducing VAT are those with HIGHEST pending GST compensation that they are yet to receive from Modi sarkar.

As per Modi govt's own figures, it OWES Maharashtra 11563 crores, Tamil Nadu 6733 crores & Bengal 4292 crores. 👇

While praising BJP states, PM missed out on MP & Bihar where petrol is COSTLIER than Bengal, Kerala, Jharkhand & Tamil Nadu- 4 of the 7 states Modi cited to attack opposition. 118 in MP sab changa si. But ussey kam ya utna he, bohot mehenga si? What maths is this, Prime Minister?

#Verified

Excise duty by Modi sarkar is up by a massive 194% on petrol & a gigantic 585% on diesel since 2014.

No matter which fig you see, it's clear that to fill its own coffers, Modi govt has raised burden on you while states have been left STARVING.

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