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Kalaburagi: The Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka unit on Friday alleged state government for 15 percent hike in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus fare, and asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to roll back the “anti-people move.”
The state government on Thursday, announced a 15 percent increase in bus fares.
The Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA R Ashok told the media that just like the Himachal government, the Karnataka government is also a pauper government.
“Never in history have bus fares been hiked by 15%. Congress looted Karnataka for 60 years when they were in power.”
Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra also claimed that bus fares were raised as the Congress government is unable to raise resources to fulfil their “poll guarantees.”
“The Congress government is unable to raise resources to fulfil their poll guarantees. The KSRTC and bus department of Karnataka are virtually bankrupt and on the verge of closing… BJP opposes this anti-people move. We demand the CM to take back this decision of price hike,” Vijayendra said.
BJP MLC CT Ravi too attacked the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government over the 15% hike in KSRTC bus fare says since they came into power, this party (Congress) has done nothing except raise prices and corruption.
Earlier on Friday, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed strong displeasure over the Karnataka Congress government’s decision to increase bus fares by 15 per cent and said the government has made it a “routine” to hike prices and burden the public.
