New Delhi, March 27 -- Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it has given a mere pittance in relief after committing a massive heist of Rs 28 lakh crore during the Covid 19 pandemic.

Speaking to ANI, Tiwari recalled that during the Covid19 pandemic, the centre increased the excise duty on petrol and diesel, underlining that the Covid 19 Tax imposed during the lockdown is in force to date.

"In 2014, when the Congress was in power, the excise duty on petrol stood at Rs 9.48 per litre. Today it is Rs 32.98 per litre. At that time, the duty on diesel was Rs 3.56, and they hiked it to Rs 31.83, approximately Rs 32. The Covid Tax they had imposed has not been reduced either; it was levied during t...