New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- BJP MP Tejasvi Surya slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, holding him responsible for the proposed Bengaluru Metro fare hike.

This comes amid the ongoing dispute between the Congress-led Karnataka government and the Centre, with each blaming the other for the proposed metro fare hike.

Sharing Siddaramaiah's year-old social media post in which he directed the reduction of metro fares, Tejasvi Surya asked how the CM ordered a change in the fare if he claims he does not have the authority to hike it.

"Where did CM get the authority to direct the reduction or revision of fares last time? If he didn't have authority, like he claims now, to fix or increase the price, where did he get authority to reduce or revi...