Anarchy is conspired to avoid Modi to become PM again: MLA CT Ravi
Mangaluru, June 4: Chikmagaluru MLA CT Ravi alleged that conspiracy being hatched out in the international level to avoid Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister of the country once again.
Speaking to reporters at the party office here on Monday, Ravi said that some forces have conspired to create anarchy in the name of farmers of the country. Political parties like Congress, JDS, NCP, TMC, TDP and others have come together to conspire against Modi. Neighbouring countries Pakistan and China also have the fear of Modi. At the same time, these political parties have come together to defeat Modi and those thoughts are not coincidence. But the people would certainly stand with the BJP, he said.
Before the Gujarat elections, movements, campaigns on the basis of castes, dalits, backward classes and Patel communities were conducted. After the election, those campaigns were stopped. Interestingly, those campaigns have been shifted to Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Both Congress and Communist party leaders have been working with criminal mind. They have been hatching out the conspiracy in the name of farmers. The same cunning minds have been raising hue and cry that democracy and the society are at cross roads and creating fear among people. These people would continue their activities and shift their tents across the country till the next election. But they should not be given place for pitching tents, he said.
It is unfortunate that political parties have been inducing the voters through money, muscle power and non-veg food even for the Teachers and Graduates Constituency elections. Voters should take it seriously and vote, he said.
BJP leaders Ravishankar Mijaru, Captain Brijesh Chouta, Kishore Rai, Nithin Kumar, Bhaskar Chandra Shetty, Jitendra Kotari, Sanjay Prabhu, Karunakar, Ravichandra and others were present at the press conference.
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Karnataka new excise policy: Local liquor to get costlier, premium may get cheaper
Bengaluru: The state government on Monday rolled out a new excise policy that shifts from the decades-old bulk litre-based system to a model based on alcohol content in beverages, Deccan Herald reported.
Karnataka becomes the first state in India to adopt this model. The change is expected to make lower-priced liquor costlier, while some premium brands may see a reduction in prices.
A senior Excise Department official said: “The policy is being implemented from today (May 11). The Karnataka Excise (Excise Duty and Charges) (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified after a public consultation on a draft released on April 18, slashes the number of excise slabs from 16 to 8.”
Local liquor manufacturers have alleged that the policy favours multinational companies producing beer and spirits over domestic distilleries.
According to the Karnataka Brewers and Distillers Association (KBDA), the first five slabs, which cater to the common man, house the maximum number of state-owned distilleries and contribute nearly 70-75% of the state’s excise revenue, have seen their Additional Excise Duty (AED) rise by 20-30%.
In contrast, slabs 6 to 8, which include products from multinational companies such as United Spirits, Bacardi, Heineken, Carlsberg, and Anheuser-Busch, have seen AED reduced by 10-15%. The association said that while larger companies can absorb pricing shifts across their diverse portfolios, smaller regional distilleries limited to budget liquor may face volume contraction and potential closure.
A senior KBDA member said the price of a 180 ml bottle in the lowest slab, which was around Rs 63 last year, has already risen to Rs 80, and the new policy is set to push that price further to Rs 105 a jump driven by a 42.8% tax bracket.
