K'taka govt raises diesel price by Rs 2 per litre, opposition slams move
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday increased the diesel price by Rs 2 per litre, effective immediately. This move has been met with criticism from the opposition BJP and JD(S), who have slammed the government's decision.
The diesel price per litre was Rs 88.99 before the hike.
Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy stated on Tuesday that the Karnataka government has hiked the diesel price by Rs 2 per litre. “Another shock for the people of Karnataka from the anti-people price-hike demon government. The Karnataka Congress government has increased diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre in the last 10 months,” Kumaraswamy stated.
He criticised the government, calling it a "price-hike demon" for imposing another burden on the people on Ugadi, a day considered sacred as the beginning of the new year.
"As soon as people wake up in the morning, the Karnataka East India Congress Company slaps them with loot. This Congress company government has neither vision nor compassion. There is no option left for the people but to take to the streets in protest against this ruthless exploitation," Kumaraswamy said.
The BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra stated, “Yet another blow to the people. The Siddaramaiah government has once again unleashed its insatiable greed, hiking diesel prices by Rs 2 per litre—a move that will further cripple the common man.”
“The poor, the elderly, farmers, and salaried workers—all are suffering under the relentless hammer of this government’s anti-people policies. Every new decision squeezes them further, leaving them with no relief, no support, only pain,” he said.
“We will not stop until these inhumane price hikes are rolled back. Karnataka deserves better—this exploitation must end,” he stated.
The public was left reeling after a series of price hikes took effect on Tuesday, including a Rs 4 per litre increase in milk prices and revised power tariffs, only to be followed by a government notification announcing a diesel price hike by the end of the day.
(inputs from IANS)