World / Imran Khan praised the Modi government for reducing the price of petrol and diesel, know what it said

Zoom News : May 22, 2022, 08:09 AM
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again praised India for buying subsidized oil from Russia despite "US pressure". He said his government was working to achieve this with the help of an independent foreign policy. He slammed the Pakistan Muslim League (N)-led government for its "economy like a chicken without a head". He appreciated the announcement of reduction in petrol and diesel prices by the Modi government yesterday.

Sharing information about the Indian government's decision to cut fuel prices, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader wrote on Twitter, "Despite being a part of the Quad, India kept itself aloof from US pressure and asked the public to To give relief bought discounted Russian oil. India did what our government was working to achieve with the help of an independent foreign policy.

Let us tell you that after the Central Government cut excise duty on fuel, the price of petrol was cut by Rs 9.5 per liter and diesel by Rs 7 per liter on Saturday.

India's imports of Russian oil have increased at a time when Western countries have imposed severe sanctions on Moscow since its invasion of Ukraine, forcing many oil importers to stop doing business with Russia. According to a Reuters report, India stepped up its purchase of subsidized oil from Russia to fight inflation, pushing the country's crude oil imports to a three-and-a-half-year high in April.

Imran Khan said that his government wanted to take similar action to provide relief to the people, but "Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq succumbed to outside pressure for a change of power." The former Pakistani PM tweeted, "Pakistan's interest was supreme for our government, but unfortunately local MI Jafars and Mir Sadiq succumbed to external pressure for a change of power. Now a country with an economy like a chicken without a head." are driving."

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