From banning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s live telecast yesterday to states not cutting taxes to reduce petrol and diesel prices, opposition chief ministers used scathing words in a growing dispute with the Centre. Marking high fuel prices in several opposition-ruled states during a meeting on COVID, PM Modi called it “injustice” and asked chief ministers to reduce VAT (value added tax) on petrol and diesel to help the common man. urged. He said several states did not agree to the Centre’s call to reduce VAT after his government in November cut excise duty and named Maharashtra, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu.