Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday hit out at the chief minister Nayab Singh Saini-led government in Haryana over a "steep hike" in collector rates for property registration, saying that this move will be a blow to the common man's dream of owning a house. The state government has already dismissed as "unfounded and misleading" the claims of a section of the Opposition leaders that the collector rates have been hiked by more than 130%. "The arbitrary increase in collector rates twice in just eight months and without public consultation, logical reasoning, or defined parameters is a proof of the government's economic mismanagement and incompetence," Surjewala said addressing a news conference here. "In 2022, the BJP had promised 'a permanent home for all.' But today, even building a house with hard-earned money has become impossible. Now, by hiking collector rates further their dreams are being crushed." The senior Congress leader alleged that there is a nexus between the government and the builders behind the sudden increase in the collector rate. The Congress general secretary said that the state government had in this year's budget set a target of earning Rs.16,555 crore from "stamp duty and registration fees" as against Rs.14,000 crore in the year 2024-25, adding it was now eyeing to earn a substantial amount from the hiked collector rates....