Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday lashed out at the Siddaramaiah government over the price hike for Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses ahead of the upcoming Dasara festival, accusing the state government of possessing an “anti-Hindu mindset.”

“The Congress government in Karnataka is a ‘Khata khat loot and jhooth’ government. It only taxes and increases prices. It has an anti-Hindu mindset. At the time of the Dasara festival, when the Bengaluru-Mysuru route is used the most by Hindus, they are raising KSRTC bus fares. This shows how they want to loot the common people and those celebrating Dasara, and then they use it to fill their own pockets, and money is stolen through various scams and sent to 10, Janpath,” Poonawalla

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