Tax burden on petrol has become a people vs govt issue: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today attacked the government over high petrol and diesel prices saying the "tax burden" on petroleum products has become an issue of "people versus the government".

In a series of tweets, the former finance minister also countered the Modi government's claim that it has electrified all villages in the country, saying 94 per cent of them had been electrified by October 2013, long before Narendra Modi became the prime minister.

Raising the issue of hike in petrol and diesel prices, he said it increases the burden on the people.

"Every rupee cut in tax on petrol/diesel will result in LOSS of Rs 13,000 crore says government. Every rupee tax on petrol/diesel will result in BURDEN of Rs 13,000 crore say the people (sic)."