Vijayendra demanded the State Government to come out with white paper on the State’s financial position.
Bengaluru: The Congress ruled State Government borrowed a whopping Rs 1, 90,000 crore as loans after Siddaramaiah became the Chief Minister in May, 2023, said State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra.
Even after huge borrowings by the State Government, steps have been initiated to hike property guidance value by 30 per cent, vehicle registration by 30 per cent, government hospital charges by 5 per cent among others.
Vijayendra demanded the State Government to come out with white paper on the State’s financial position, at a press conference here, and stated the State Government led by Chief Minister is considering hiking milk price by 15 per cent a litre in coming days and if milk prices gets increased then it will second milk price hike in about tw0-years under the Congress rule.
He attributed the hike in prices of commodities/services by the State Government is to meet the 5-guarantees such as free travel for women in State owned buses, free power upto 200 units a family, Rs 2,000 cash benefit scheme for a female head of a family among two others.
The residents of Bengaluru city, he said, have been burdened a lot by the State Government and the residents are paying more property taxes than before while water and power tariffs have also gone up. “Even the Income Tax paid by the employees is high,” he stated.
Schemes such as Rs 2,000 cash benefit for a female head of a family has been deposited into the accounts of the beneficiaries by the State Government for about 5 months now. Besides, cash in lieu of additional rice for below poverty line card holders also has not been done which all indicate that the economy of the State has been affected, said Vijayendra.
