New Delhi, April 22 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government for imposing a cess on petrol and diesel despite falling global crude oil prices.

He alleged that even though it has collected 38.89 lakh crore since 2014, it has "squeezed" the rightful share of states by not sharing the cess component with them.

In a post on X, the Congress President said, "Modi Govt's 'Cooperative Federalism' = CESSation of Federalism !"

He alleged that despite international crude oil prices falling to a 47-month low, the Modi government increased the central excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 each.

This year, the Modi government shall earn Rs 1.47 lakh crore from the total cess on petrol and diesel and a wh...