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Also Read | Nitin Gadkari says record fuel prices hurting peopleHowever, not satisfied with Pant’s reply, the opposition members walked out of the Assembly in protest. Cornering the Congress, Pant said it was during the party’s tenure that a cess was imposed on VAT on petroleum products on March 2, 2016. The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday ruled out any relief on fuel prices, saying it had already reduced the cess imposed on the VAT on petroleum products by five per cent last year, prompting main opposition Congress to walk out of the House. Pant also claimed that foodgrains and other essential commodities were cheaper in Uttarakhand than in other states. He said the Centre was serious about the issue, and efforts were underway to keep petrol and diesel prices in check by bringing them under the ambit of the GST..