Opposition leader Siddaramaiah speaking in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mr. Siddaramaiah alleged that petroleum imports under Mr. Modi’s reign had surpassed the import level under the UPA regime by 43.81 million tonnes. Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday alleged that petroleum imports had increased under the Narendra Modi regime, though the Prime Minister has been blaming the previous UPA government for the escalation in fuel costs on the grounds that the earlier dispensation had not done much to reduce the dependence on fuel imports. Seeking to move an adjournment motion in the Assembly on the problems faced by people because of the increasing prices of petroleum products, Mr. Siddaramaiah alleged that petroleum imports under Mr. Modi’s reign had surpassed the import level under the UPA regime by 43.81 million tonnes.