Prices of over 50 commodities surged after Siddaramaiah became CM, alleges Vijayendra

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, April 10, 2025: State president of BJP B.Y. Vijayendra alleged here on Wednesday that prices of over 50 commodities skyrocketed after Siddaramaiah became the Chief Minister.

Addressing the Janakrosha Yatre of the party in the city Mr. Vijayendra alleged that common persons in the State are reeling under surge in prices of essential commodities, including milk and diesel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“It appears Mr. Siddaramaiah is not the Chief Minister of the State (Karnataka) but of Congress,” he said.

The BJP State president alleged that Mr. Siddaramaiah is not touring the State for fearing of losing his position as Chief Minister and not able to face people for not taking up development projects across the State. Hence he is not moving out of Bengaluru.  

Mr. Siddaramaiah is apprehensive that if he went out of Bengaluru his Chief Minister’s post will be in danger. As he is facing uncertainty he is not stepping out of Bengaluru, he alleged.

Mr. Vijayendra said that many Congress MLAs have admitted openly that the government has not released funds for the development projects in the State. The government has not released their area development funds. Hence the Chief Minister is not ready to face rebuke of people across the State and is shying away from the State tour.

“How many times did you (Mr. Siddaramaiah) visited Mangaluru after becoming Chief Minister?,” he asked.


Mr. Vijayendra alleged that the Congress led government and the Chief Minister are “anti-Hindu.”

“Mr. Siddaramaiah is often insulting Hindus,” Mr. Vijayendra alleged.</p><p>The BJP State president alleged that the Congress government is anti-farmer and anti-poor.

Instead of providing 4% reservation to Muslims in government contracts the State government should have reserved funds for protecting women from becoming victims of “love jihad,” he said.

Kissing incident  

Referring to an unidentified youth breaching the police cordon and kissing the forehead of Shafi Bellare, the prime accused in the 2022 murder of BJP youth leader Praveen Nettar, while he was being produced before a court in Bengaluru on April 7, Mr. Vijayendra said: “A traitor kisses another traitor. If BJP would have been in power or if there would have been a Chief Minister like B.S. Yediyurappa the traitor would have been shot.”  

Earlier the BJP workers took out a procession from Ambedkar Circle to the Clock Tower.

Former Chief Minister and former Union Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayana Swamy, Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta and other leaders of the party participated.