New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused Congress of taxing and raising prices in Karnataka on Tuesday.

The BJP spokesperson described the Congress government as a 'Khata khat loot and jhooth' government and claimed that the ruling government in Karnataka harbours an anti-Hindu mindset.

According to Poonawala, the Congress government increased KSRTC bus fares during the Dasara festival on the Bengaluru-Mysuru route, which Hindus predominantly use.

"The Congress govt 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,...