Bengaluru, May 16 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday slammed the Centre over the recent fuel price hike, alleging that the government had "failed to manage" diesel and petrol reserves and was now passing the burden on to the common people.

Speaking in Tumkur, Parameshwara said the Union government should have anticipated the situation and taken steps to shield consumers from rising fuel costs amid the ongoing global energy crisis.

"We would expect the Government of India to absorb this price, at least for a short period, and see how best they can manage. They failed to manage, they failed to keep the stock of diesel and petrol in the country, they failed to manage this," Parameshwara said.

He further criticised the Cen...