"In spite of the present Prime Minister fighting Lok Sabha elections on major issues including price rise, the Railway Minister has gone ahead with the announcement of increasing passenger fare hike, which will have many implications," Gowda told reporters here.
Stating that there was no need to make the announcement about the hike before the Budget Session of Parliament which would commence from July 7, Gowda said, "Within 15 days, heavens would not have fallen."
It was also unnecessary on the part of the Railway Minister to put the onus on the previous UPA government for taking the decision on the hike. He said the issue of hike and the need for more funds for Railways could have been discussed in the Parliament.
Commenting on the controversy over Hindi in the wake of two circulars issued by the Union Home Ministry to promote its use in the social media, he blamed Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for "raking" up an old emotive issue and diverting people's attention from burning problems.
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