Nitin Gadkari withdraws his GST remark on diesel

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari caused a stir in the car industry by initially suggesting a 10% additional GST on diesel vehicles, which led to a drop in share prices for companies such as Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors. However, Gadkari quickly retracted his statement, stating that there was no such proposal under consideration by the government.