Govt can reduce petrol rate by â¹25/L, but won't: Chidambaram
Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram claimed that the petrol price can be reduced by â¹25 per litre but the government is not doing it. "They (government) will cheat the people by cutting the price by Rs 1 or 2 per litre of petrol," he added. Chidambaram further said this money "rightfully belongs to the average consumer".