"There have been fuel prices hikes and LPG cylinder price hikes in the past by the BJP government at the Centre. Now, the toll prices have been hiked. The BJP never protests against these price rises," he said while speaking to reporters.
R Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka, criticizes CM Siddaramaiah and DCM Shivakumar over price hikes, taxes, and mismanagement in a BJP protest. He accuses Congress of exploiting the public through taxes and commissions while neglecting infrastructure.
"Yesterday, the parties that use to talk about Muslim reservations and talk about bringing Muslims to the mainstream - the same parties betrayed Muslims and supported the bill... They are exposed now... We will go to the court and will be on the road to protest..." he said.
Karnataka BJP leaders, including state president BY Vijayendra, former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, and senior leader CT Ravi, were detained by police on Thursday during protests against the policies and price hikes introduced by the Congress-led state government in Bengaluru.
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai on Thursday said the ruling party DMK protest in the state assembly today against the Waqf Bill, is a "predictable misadventure" aimed at appeasing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK's) minority vote bank.
"We opposed this bill in the JPC as well, we registered our protest in the Lok Sabha yesterday, and today when this bill comes to the Rajya Sabha, we will oppose it there too... This bill is against the Constitution of India... When Baba Saheb Ambedkar and the Constitution of India itself
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, along with other DMK MLAs, wore black badges during the Assembly session on Thursday to protest the Waqf Board Amendment Bill passed by the Union Government.
"Owaisi insults the very constitution he swears by. Don't you feel ashamed? Do you think that by doing this, the ruling side would be afraid? Protesting is allowed in a democracy, but you have to maintain some boundaries. If you have to protest, then protest without causing damage to the cou
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will 'gherao' the Chief Minister's official residence in Bengaluru at around 11 am over the issue of price hike in the state across multiple sectors.