Party leaders staged a demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru against rising milk prices and bus fares.
The Karnataka BJP staged a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Wednesday against recent price hikes by the state government, according to reports by Deccan Chronicle, ThePrint and ANI.
The demonstration was led by BJP state president BY Vijayendra, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy.
Protesters accused the D K Shivakumar-led Congress government of being an anti-people administration that is burdening citizens through successive price increases on milk and bus fares.
Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who participated in the protest, claimed the government has levied more than Rs 1 lakh crore in new taxes and taken a Rs 4 lakh crore loan in the last three years.
Bommai also alleged that the state must open its treasury to save farmers from drought, stating that money being released is not reaching them.
Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also joined the protest, demanding that the Chief Minister withdraw the price increases.
On November 4, State Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh announced bus fare hikes, with KSRTC seeing a maximum increase of Rs 9 and BMTC city buses seeing a maximum hike of Rs 10.
Additionally, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) recently increased the price of Nandini milk by Rs 8 per litre and curd by Rs 14 per litre.
