Karnataka rules out cut in cess

Urges centre to roll back petrol price hike

PTI | November 4, 2011



The BJP government in Karnataka on Friday ruled out slashing of cess on petrol following the hike in price and urged the centre to withdraw the price hike.

"There is no proposal before the government to reduce cess on petrol. I will write to the centre urging it to roll back the hike", chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda said while speaking to reporters in Bangalore.

"The question of reducing petrol price should be addressed to the centre, which has been resorting to frequent hikes," he said the state should come to the rescue of people by reducing cess.

Gowda said the state government employees association has sought a hike in interim relief from 12.5 per cent to 15 per cent and that he would take a decision in a week after consulting finance department officials.

He said BJP has not yet decided on its candidate for the November 30 bye-election to Bellary rural assembly seat, a vacancy caused following the resigation by former minister and mining magnate B Sreeramulu. "We are still in the process of discussing the issue", he said.

The party is toying with the idea of fielding Sreeramulu, who resigned his assembly membership over a month ago, reportedly unhappy over denial of ministerial berth following his indictment in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.

Sources close to Sreeramulu said he has been insisting on a ministerial berth if he wins the seat.

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