Criticizing the move, he stated, "Since coming to power, this government has made it a routine to burden the public, and the people are forced to bear it."
The Karnataka government is facing a backlash from the opposition BJP following its decision to hike bus fares across all four state-run transport corporations by 15 per cent.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala on Friday slammed the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government's decision to hike bus fares, calling it the Congress party's "khata khata loot model".
"Congress is conducting its AICC session which is being funded by the Karnataka govt. This is totally unfair, using public money for political purposes, is unheard of and uncalled for...CM should explain to the people of Karnataka, under which provision the money has been sanctioned and is
CT Ravi was arrested by the Bengaluru police on Thursday based on a complaint by state minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar for allegedly using derogatory remarks against her in the Legislative Council. He was subsequently released after an interim order passed by the Karnataka High Court.
"They (state government) have acted like dictators, there is a full stop to everything, dictatorship will not last long," said CT Ravi after he was arrested on the complaint by Karnataka minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a holiday for schools, colleges, and government offices on Wednesday to honour the memory of former Karnataka CM and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, who has passed away.
The Karnataka government will observe three days of mourning on the demise of former Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) and Union Minister SM Krishna at the age of 92.
Karnataka BJP staged a protest against the Karnataka government over the Waqf issue related to lands belonging to farmers on Friday. Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra said that every decision taken by the Karnataka government is anti-poor.