Chandigarh, Aug. 3 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala on Sunday attacked the BJP-led Haryana government, accusing it of burdening the public by sharply increasing circle rates.

Addressing the press conference in Chandigarh, he questioned Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini over what he called an 'unjustified' hike without consulting the people.

He alleged the state government has increased the circle rates twice in just eight months, causing prices of construction materials like sand, gravel, and steel to go up. "This has led to an increase of 50 per cent to 250 per cent in overall construction costs," he said.

He claimed the rate hike will cause a loss of Rs 5,000 crore to the public and impact around 2.5 crore people. ...