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The Bharatiya Janata Party staged a symbolic protest in Karnataka against recent price hikes on bus fares and dairy products. Leaders gathered at a bus stand and distributed roses to commuters to mark their opposition to the government's decisions. BJP leaders alleged that the state government is facing financial distress and imposing steep hikes on ordinary citizens. Addressing the media, leaders dismissed claims blaming central fuel prices, arguing that the state government collects substantial taxes on diesel and possesses the authority to withdraw local cesses to provide relief to the public.

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00:00The BJP is protesting, ladies and gentlemen. New updates that are coming in.
00:05Karnataka fair hike that has been reported.
00:07Let's go across to details that are coming in.
00:10There's been a dairy product hike. There's been a bus hike as well.
00:13It's not looking good, of course, for the middle class, especially in Karnataka
00:17during a festive season as the year is coming to end.
00:19Nagar Jundwair, Karnat is on the ground. Over to you, Nagar.
00:26Pooja, in fact, the leader of opposition is here giving roses to the commuters inside the bus stand.
00:31If I can get to the frame right now, there's a lot of chaos also because it's an aerospace and
00:36too many media people.
00:37But you can see commuters getting roses from the BJP leaders as well.
00:42Let me try getting voices also here and from the BJP.
00:47This is a mark of symbolic protest that they're doing,
00:49that roses are being given out, distributed to the commuters.
00:52And they're saying that it's a symbolic protest because the government has gone bankrupt.
00:58You can see our Ashok, leader of opposition, who's giving the roses to the commuters also.
01:04Let me get in a word from our Ashok right now as well.
01:09Just a second, if I can ask people to just make space for me.
01:16Sir, today you're giving roses to the people of Karnataka in the bus.
01:27What do you have to say, sir?
01:29So, Karnataka government is a papar.
01:33Show the rose that you're giving.
01:37Karnataka government becomes the papar.
01:40There is no, fill the tank to bus tank, there is no diesel.
01:47So, papar, that's why they rise the hike.
01:51In the Karnataka history, first time, 40%.
01:54The Congress government is taking the 40% commission.
01:59Now, they're rising 40%.
02:0260%.
02:03Huh?
02:0460%.
02:0460%.
02:05Bus hike.
02:06Chief Minister is blaming central government, saying they increase the diesel prices.
02:10Diesel price.
02:13That tax coming, highest tax come to state government, not central government.
02:19If diesel price is high, that highest tax comes to state government, not central government.
02:27So, let us withdraw the tax.
02:31State government have a right to withdraw it.
02:35So, highest commission, highest profit you want in the diesel.
02:40So, you are not reducing.
02:42Okay.
02:42Thank you, sir.
02:43In fact, let me take you to the other here.
02:46Leader of Opposition, Mr. Chalwadi, is giving roses also, sir.
02:49If you can, if you are giving roses to the people, sir.
02:53Sir, there's a person waiting for you.
02:55Not the ladies, we are giving the roses.
02:58It's okay, you can give it.
03:00It's a mark of protest, you can give it.
03:01Yeah, it is a mark of protest.
03:03I speak to her now.
03:05Madam, her, you have to pay attention to the people.
03:09One second.
03:16In fact, he is saying that the money from her husband's pocket is being snatched and given
03:22as the bus price hike.
03:44So, what we see in Karnataka is a full-on political showdown of the price hike and the BJP, of
03:51course,
03:51leading with that opportunity, we'll be tracking all that and more.

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