Bengaluru: Strongly condemning the steadily increasing  prices of essential commodities, steep bus fare hike and various services fee hike, the State BJP will stage a massive demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Nov. 11. 

Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said that the demonstration would be held from 10 am to 6 pm on that day.  

Pointing out that the party MLAs, MLCs, MPs and office-bearers of the party from across the State would take part in the massive demonstration, he said that the demonstration is aimed at sensitising the insensitive Congress Government about rising prices, which has been a cause of great concern for the already burdened common man, at a time when the State is reeling under severe drought.  

The demonstrations would be held at every district centres and all Assembly Constituencies in the coming days, he added. 

Alleging that the milk price hike ranges from Rs. 10 to 13, which is contrary to the Government claims of Rs. 8 hike per litre of milk, Vijayendra slammed the Government for steep bus fare hike, which is about 70 percent in some cases.  

The Government has introduced ‘Shakti’ scheme that enables free travel for women in KSRTC buses, while at the same time, the Government is yet to pay up revenue loss to the 4 State-run Transport Corporations, which runs up to thousands of crores of rupees, he pointed out. 

“Though there is nothing wrong in CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) support for Government Schools, the  move to fully  hand over the responsibility of development of Government Schools to corporates is totally incorrect and  speaks of the Government’s failure,” he maintained.