Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday interacted with all the Chief Ministers of the States and Union Territories (UTs) over the recent surge in the COVID-19 cases. CMs from almost every state and UTs attended the meeting called by PM Modi over the hike in COVID-19 cases. Apart from COVID-19 cases, PM Modi also lashed out at the states which have not decreased their fuel price despite the Centre's reduction in VAT. Amidst PM Modi's meeting, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's mannerism has become the talk of the town.
Arvind Kejriwal mannerism became the topic of discussion after BJP IT Cell Head Amit Malviya shared a clip of the meeting showing the Delhi CM yawning and reckless during the COVID-19 preparedness meeting. In fact, Arvind Kejriwal's behaviour during PM Modi's meeting was called 'Uncouth Mannerism'. Arvind Kejriwal uncouth mannerism clip was shared on Amit Malviya's Twitter handle on which he wrote, "Arvind Kejriwal continues to disgrace himself with uncouth mannerism."
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PM Modi on states not decerasing fuel hike
Coming back to PM Modi's meeting, he also addressed the issue of rise in prices of fuels. Speaking in the meeting, PM Modi slammed the opposition over the high fuel prices in the opposition-led states. The PM went on to request states to reduce VAT to bring down the fuel prices."To reduce the burden of rising fuel prices, central govt waived off taxes. Some states also reduced taxes, but others didn't provide relief," PM Modi said while speaking to CMs.
"I request those states to reduce VAT. This will help in cooperative federalism,” PM Modi added. He went on to mention that BJP-led states like Gujarat and Karnataka incurred losses due to the waiving of taxes on fuel. “However, few neighbouring states did not reduce tax on fuel and earned from it,” PM said.