Bangalore, 11/5: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his austerity appeal for fuel savings and postponement of gold purchases, saying how can those planning a wedding be prevented from buying gold.
The Karnataka deputy CM also asked the PM to direct union ministers, central government officials, as well as BJP workers to first reduce petrol and diesel consumption by switching to public transport, before asking the public to do it.
