CT Ravi appointed as national General Secretary of BJP
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader from Karnataka and Minister of Kannada and Culture, Minister of Tourism in BS Yediyurappa led Karnataka cabinet, CT Ravi has been appointed as on of the national General Secretaries of the party.
BJP President JP Nadda on Saturday made a major reshuffle in the party’s office-bearers which saw senior leaders like Ram Madhav, Uma Bharti, P Muralidhar Rao, Anil Jain, Saroj Pandey being replaced as the office bearers of the party.
The new general secretaries include names like Bhupender Yadav, C T Ravi, and Kailash Vijayvargiya, while new national vice presidents include Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Raghubar Das, and Mukul Roy.
Going by the BJP’s internal rule of giving only one post to a leader, CT Ravi might lose his spot in the Karantaka’s state cabinet during the restructuring or expansion of the cabinet by the Chief Minister. It will be interesting to see if he resigns as the minister or obeying by the party’s order, will head into national politics.
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TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre in petrol and diesel prices, calling it "unacceptable", and demanded its immediate rollback, claiming the revision would affect various sections of society.
He said oil marketing companies do not reduce prices in line with global crude price trends and "take the profits".
"Union government oil marketing companies have increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre. This is not acceptable," Vijay said in a statement.
The hike has been effected after the "five-state polls" (four states and one union territory), he added.
This price rise will largely affect the income of the poor and middle class using two-wheelers and small vehicles, as well as others dependent on vehicles for their livelihood, the CM said.
It will ultimately result in an increase in the prices of daily commodities and also "affect the purchasing power of the poor," he added.
Citing the chain effect of the price revision, such as increased input costs for small units, he said it could lead to a "slowdown" in the market and exports.
"Therefore, I urge the union government to immediately roll back the price hike that will affect the poor and middle-class people and SMEs," Vijay added.
Global crude oil prices have surged more than 50 per cent since US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation, which disrupted energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil shipments.
Petrol and diesel prices are now at their highest level since May 2022.
