Manufacturing units across the southern state have erupted in anger over the sharp increase in electricity charges within weeks after the new Congress regime assumed office in Bengaluru. Industry bodies have given a week s time to the government to review the hike or face a state-wide lockdown of manufacturing units for a day. Not everyone in the ruling party is supportive of the hike.
Industry bodies have urged the Karnataka government not to impose partial or full lockdown in the state. They believe this will derail whatever growth has been achieved so far after the second wave-induced lockdown. This comes a day after revenue minister R Ashoka said the state government will soon come up with "tougher" measures to curb Covid-19 infections, including