Mangaluru: Alleging the congress ruling in Mangalore City Corporation, the opposition leader Sudhir Shetty said, more than 6000 applications have submitted from BPL families for free gas connections after announcing the kerosene free city in Mangaluru, but in the recent budget no aid kept for the purpose, he accused.

In the BJP’s rule, the Corporation allotted 10 crores fund to the land acquire for bus stand at Pumpwell, but now the project is incomplete, he alleged.

Congress has increased up to 15% tax for property, during elections Congress had assured it won’t increase the property tax, Congress cheated the people, he said.

Premananda Shetty, Roopa Bangera and others were present.