CM blames BJP for price rise
The Hindu
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticizes BJP for raising prices, dividing society, and blaming Congress for economic issues.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched an attack on the BJP accusing it of raising prices of essential commodities only to help its corporate friends make profits while neglecting the poor.
What is more, it is misleading the people of the country by blaming the Congress governments in the States for the price rise. It is also destroying the spirit of the Constitution by dividing society on the lines of caste and religion, the Chief Minister said in Belagavi on Monday.
He was speaking at a Save Constitution, Save Nation rally against the Union government.
“It is the BJP that has been raising prices of fuel, food items and other commodities since it came to power 11 years ago. Its policies are wrong and are aimed at benefitting the rich and are clearly anti-poor. However, it is blaming the Congress to cover its mistakes,” he complained.
“The people of the State should know who is truly responsible for price rise, who is cheating them and betraying their mandate,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said.
He questioned why petrol, diesel and domestic gas prices have not halved despite international crude oil prices dropping from 120 USD to 62 USD per barrel, in the last decade.
“When fuel prices increase, they have a cascading effect on the prices of other commodities. The BJP leaders are going around lying about the causes of price rise. That is why we began organising these rallies, to tell the people the truth,” he said.
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