Bengaluru, May 25 -- Launching a sharp attack on the Central Government over surging fuel costs, Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration of manipulating fuel pricing structures to enrich the treasury at the expense of ordinary citizens.

Criticising the Centre's handling of oil revenues, Rao stated that the promised "dynamic pricing model" has been inverted to benefit only the government.

"The Modi government simply knows that when prices rise, the people have to bear the burden. When crude oil prices fall, the government benefits. So this is dynamic pricing that we have adopted, meaning when crude oil prices fall, consumers should benefit. And when it rises, consumers hav...