Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Following India's decision to cut special excise duties on petrol and diesel, Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader, Sajith Premadasa, has urged the government to do the same on fuel prices here and provide relief to the public.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Premadasa said the Narendra Modi-led government has decided to reduce the Special Additional Excise Duty on petrol and completely remove it for diesel in order to cushion the hardship on the Indian consumer.

He further stated it is "high time for AKD to keep up to his election promise and follow suit."

India's finance ministry reduced the special excise duty on petrol to 3 Indian rupees per litre from 13 rupees earlier, and cut the duty on diesel to zero from 10...