New Delhi, April 1 -- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday criticized the Karnataka government over its decision to impose a garbage collection fee.

Speaking to media reporters, Joshi said, "The Karnataka government has become garbage for the nation. The state government has gone pauper, bankrupt. Today, there is so much inflation in Karnataka, and now this 'Garbage tax. ' I condemn it."

In a recent development, BJP MP K Sudhakar slammed the Karnataka Congress government over the "garbage cess" and accused it of seeking ways to tax the common people.

Earlier today, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed outrage over the implementation of garbage cess in Bengaluru by the Congress-led Karnataka government, stating that the "price hik...