<p>The AAP on Wednesday opposed the BBMP's decision to hike the solid waste management (SWM) fee from Rs 200 to Rs 600. Party workers had held a protest at Mysore Bank Circle.</p>.<p>AAP state convener Pruthvi Reddy warned that people will stop paying taxes to the BBMP if the decision is not revoked.</p>.<p>Terming it a move to betray the poor, he said the government has already hiked the electricity bill and is trying to raise the water tariff.</p>.<p>"Now, efforts are on to hike the solid waste management fee and collect the same through Bescom. This is an anti-people move," he said.</p>.<p>Mohan Dasari, the party's Bengaluru unit president, questioned the annual expenditure of Rs 1,200 crore for SWM in Bengaluru whereas New Delhi, a much bigger city than Bengaluru, spends only Rs 250 crore for the same.</p>
<p>The AAP on Wednesday opposed the BBMP's decision to hike the solid waste management (SWM) fee from Rs 200 to Rs 600. Party workers had held a protest at Mysore Bank Circle.</p>.<p>AAP state convener Pruthvi Reddy warned that people will stop paying taxes to the BBMP if the decision is not revoked.</p>.<p>Terming it a move to betray the poor, he said the government has already hiked the electricity bill and is trying to raise the water tariff.</p>.<p>"Now, efforts are on to hike the solid waste management fee and collect the same through Bescom. This is an anti-people move," he said.</p>.<p>Mohan Dasari, the party's Bengaluru unit president, questioned the annual expenditure of Rs 1,200 crore for SWM in Bengaluru whereas New Delhi, a much bigger city than Bengaluru, spends only Rs 250 crore for the same.</p>
