Bengaluru, March 27 -- Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Thursday termed the Congress government's decision to hike milk prices as "daylight robbery," alleging that it has added to the financial strain on ordinary citizens.
In a statement, Vijayendra accused the government of repeatedly increasing the prices of essential commodities, further burdening the people. "The Congress government, already struggling to implement its five key guarantees, continues to impose financial hardships on the public with unjustified price hikes," he said.
While supporting the need to offer better incentives to dairy farmers, the BJP leader criticised the government's approach, stating, "It is akin to giving with one hand and taking away wi...