BJP to lead state-wide protest against fuel price hike in Karnataka: Vijayendra

Bengaluru, June 17 (IANS) Condemning the hike in petrol and diesel prices, Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said that the BJP, along with JD (S) and other organisations, would launch an agitation against the Congress government on Monday.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Vijayendra criticised the decision of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hike petrol and diesel prices, calling it an anti-people step. He argued that the decision to impose a tax on petrol and diesel prices has burdened the poor and middle-class people.“I want to ask CM Siddaramaiah where he lost his concern for the poor. Farmers are still recovering from drought, and the fuel price hike will also do injustice to them. Bus fares, auto fares, daily rations, and vegetables will become costlier. This is highly condemnable. It is not only the BJP; all organisations in the state are supporting the agitation. Along with JD(S), all organisations will be united to launch the agitation,” he stated.“The Congress legislator from Muddebihal, C.S. Nadagouda, has stated that ever since the Congress government came to power, no funds for development have been released. Under these circumstances, he has lost interest in