Karnataka fuel price hike: Congress says ‘need money for development’, BJP jibes with ‘khatakhat loot’

Patil emphasized that portion substance rates person accrued successful Karnataka, they are inactive comparatively little than successful different states, News18 reported.

Moreover, the Karnataka authorities instantly accrued petrol and diesel prices from Saturday.

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Petrol prices person risen by ₹3 per litre, reaching ₹102.84 successful Bengaluru, up from the erstwhile complaint of ₹99.84. Similarly, diesel prices person accrued by ₹3.02 per litre, present costing ₹88.95, up from ₹85.93.

How did the absorption BJP react?

The absorption BJP successful Karnataka is acceptable to signifier a protestation connected Monday implicit the petrol terms hike.

Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said this is the ‘Khatakhat’ loot exemplary of Karnataka Congress and Congress Party. Poonawalla told ANI, “Instead of depositing Rs. 1 lakh successful women's accounts, they are stealing the wealth from the communal man... On 1 hand, the Congress enactment talks astir inflation. On the different hand, it increases the prices and burdens the communal antheral successful its states."

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BJP person BY Vijayendra lambasted the Congress government's decision, stating that the Karnataka Congress authorities has been talking a batch astir warrant schemes.

He added, “Desperate CM Siddaramaiah is not capable to springiness immoderate caller programs successful Karnataka simply due to the fact that of their guarantees. After the Lok Sabha elections, they person present accrued the terms of petrol by ₹3 and diesel by ₹3.5. This volition outgo dearly for each sections successful the state... Tomorrow, we person organised protests against this successful the full authorities and we are not going to beryllium softly till the rates are revised."

BJP person Tejasvi Surya said successful a station connected X, “Whether it's expanding the basal terms per portion connected electricity, autobus fares oregon the guidance worth connected properties, CM Siddaramaiah is squeezing each segment. The communal national has been feeling the pinch of their misrule for the past 1 year. Karnataka deserves better, alteration is imminent."

In different station connected X, Surya wrote, “Here is however Congress Govt is looting and raiding the finances of radical of Karnataka implicit past 1 year:

- Hiked Petrol & Diesel by ₹3

- Hiked Engineering Fees by 15%

- Hiked Electricity Prices by ₹2.4

- Hiked Property Price by 30%-50%

- Hiked Stamp Duty by 200-500%

- Hiked Vehicle Reg interest by other 3%

- Imposed Lifetime Tax connected EVs

- Hiked Milk Price by ₹3

+ to apical it disconnected fiscal fraud successful corporations similar Valmiki Development Corporation, meant to uplift people, is being utilized to swindle wealth worthy multi-crore and parkland it successful different Congress ruled authorities of Telangana."

Karnataka BJP Spokesperson S Prakash attributed the petrol terms hike to the authorities government's fiscal bankruptcy, accusing them of trying to extract wealth from immoderate disposable sources.

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According to the notification, the income taxation connected petrol has been accrued from 25.92 per cent to 29.84 per cent, portion the taxation connected diesel has risen from 14.3 per cent to 18.4 per cent by the authorities government.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 16 Jun 2024, 01:46 PM IST