Bengaluru, April 1 -- Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday attacked the Karnataka government after the state government increased the sales tax on diesel, resulting in a price hike of Rs 2 per litre and labeled the government a "Price Hike Demon."

"Diesel price hiked by Rs 2 per litre!! Another shock for the people of Karnataka from the anti-people price-hike demon government! The Karnataka Congress government has increased diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre in the last ten months," Kumaraswamy posted on X.

https://x.com/hd_kumaraswamy/status/1907112369689399514

He further said that on Ugadi, the day of new beginnings, the price-hike demon government has imposed yet another burden on the people.

"As soon as people wake up in the morn...