Mangaluru : The Congress government has hiked electricity tariff and excise duty. Along with this, people are facing drought-like situations. I do not know whether this is a coincidence. This happens only during the Congress regime said BJP leader C T Ravi.

In Chaitra,s case, If at all money alone was of paramount importance then hundreds of poor workers would not have become MPs and MLAs from the party, he said.

Speaking to reporters here on September 16, Saturday, Ravi referred to the Chaitra Kundapur cheating case and said if at all money was everything then a poor activist Gururaj Gantihole would not have been given a ticket from Byndoor and Bhagirathi Murulya might not have been chosen from Sullia. Similarly Kota Srinivas Poojary, Sunil Kumar, Nalin Kumar Kateel and Pratap Simha too would not have become leaders, he said.

He said the truth must be unravelled in the Chaitra case through a thorough probe. Let those who have erred be punished, he added.

Mayor Sudhir Shetty Kannur, District BJP Chief Sudarshan Moodbidri, former MUDA chief Ravishanker Mijar and others were present.