B.Y. Vijayendra slams Congress over price hike, says Jan Akrosh Yatra exposes misrule
Belagavi: BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra has sharply criticised the Congress-led state government for its handling of essential commodity price hikes, claiming that the ongoing ‘Jan Akrosh Yatra’ has brought to light the growing public discontent.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Vijayendra accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleagues of being out of touch with the reality faced by ordinary citizens. He asserted that the Congress leadership, confined within the air-conditioned offices of Bengaluru, was under the false impression that people were supportive due to the government’s welfare schemes. However, he pointed out that the rising costs of essential products were severely affecting people's daily lives.
“We have been exposing the misrule of Congress and the government has lost popularity in 20-months-time and has been facing anti-incumbency,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
The saffron party leader further criticised the government for increasing the prices of more than fifty essential commodities, which he said was directly impacting people, particularly in rural areas. “From contractors to officials, people were ending their lives due to the policies of the Congress government,” he alleged.
The first phase of the Jan Akrosh Yatra had covered districts such as Mysuru, Mandya, Udupi, Mangaluru, and Uttar Kannada earlier in January. The second phase, which commenced today in Belagavi, aims to continue the protest to more districts.
Vijayendra also criticised Siddaramaiah and his cabinet colleagues for not engaging with the rural populace, claiming that they remained unaware of the hardships people were facing, the report added.
He pointed to significant price hikes, including a Rs 9 increase in milk prices, a Rs 3 rise in petrol, and a Rs 5 surge in diesel prices, all of which have had a profound impact on daily life.
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Wrong to ban meat sale on Aug 15: Ajit Pawar on order by some civic bodies
Mumbai/Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Aug 13 (PTI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has expressed displeasure over some civic bodies ordering the closure of slaughterhouses and shops selling meat on August 15, saying it was wrong to impose such a ban.
Such types of restrictions are generally imposed considering faith-related sensitivities on occasions like Ashadhi Ekadashi, Mahashivratri, Mahavir Jayanti etc, Pawar said, adding people eat vegetarian and non-vegetarian food in Maharashtra.
"It is wrong to impose such a ban. In major cities, people of different castes and religions reside. If it is an emotional issue, then people accept it (ban) for a day. But if you clamp such orders on Maharashtra Day, Independence Day and Republic Day, then it is difficult," Pawar told reporters on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation announced the closure of slaughterhouses, outlets and shops selling meat within city limits on two days - August 15 and 20 - in view of festivals.
It stated the closure was ordered on August 15 on the occasion of Gokul Ashtami, a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, and August 20, which marks the beginning of 'Paryushan Parva'- a key festival of the Jain community characterised by fasting and prayers.
On these two days, there will be a ban on slaughtering animals and selling meat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, the civic corporation stated, and warned of action for violation.
The order comes on the heels of the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Thane district near Mumbai directing the closure of meat shops on August 15.
There are reports that the Malegaon Municipal Corporation, too, issued such an order.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray has said the KDMC commissioner should be suspended because it is not their issue to decide on vegetarian or non-vegetarian food consumption.
"It is our decision what to eat and not to eat on Independence Day. We will definitely eat non-veg food. The commissioner should instead address the issue of potholes on streets," Thackeray said.
NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad has said he will consume non-veg food to protest against the ban by the KDMC.
