The Karnataka High Court has raised serious questions over the state Congress government’s handling of the rising prices of essential commodities, as reported by Asianet News. While ordinary families struggle to make ends meet, the cost of everyday necessities continues to climb. This is not a minor inconvenience; it is a direct attack on the financial stability of common households across Karnataka.

The government is quick to publicise its free schemes and make grand announcements, but where is the same urgency when it comes to controlling the prices of essential goods? What good are political promises when people are finding it increasingly difficult to afford vegetables, groceries, cooking essentials and other basic necessities?

Freebies cannot become a substitute for responsible governance. A welfare government must do more than distribute benefits for political applause. It must ensure price stability, strengthen the economy, protect consumers and make essential commodities affordable. The burden of inflation falls hardest on daily wage earners, middle-class families, farmers and economically weaker sections.

A government cannot claim success while its people struggle to afford the necessities of everyday life. Handouts may offer temporary relief, but they cannot solve the deeper problems of rising living costs, stagnant incomes and growing household expenses. People need sustainable economic policies, not a never-ending cycle of announcements and political publicity.

The government must stop treating freebies as the ultimate measure of welfare and start addressing the real problems affecting people’s lives. People do not just need free promises; they need affordable food, affordable essentials and a government that takes responsibility for their everyday struggles. Governance is not about winning applause through schemes; it is about making life better for the people.

The Karnataka state government seems more interested in talking about the RSS and Hindus while engaging in Islamic appeasement politics. But when it comes to governance, it appears to have little to show beyond freebies, with development taking a back seat. How are people expected to survive when the prices of essential commodities keep rising? The people of Karnataka must think carefully before casting their votes next time, especially Hindu citizens, who repeatedly been on the receiving end of unequal treatment under the Congress government.