KOZHIKODE: BJP state president K Surendran said that the Pinarayi government is denying the benefits deserved by the employees while the people are struggling to live due to tax hike and inflation. “The extravagance and celebrations at the government level continues. Ministers earn crores as travel expenses. The tax hike increased the burden of people. The welfare pensions are delayed.”, he said. Surendran also demanded the government to roll back the decision to hike the taxes. He criticized the Pinarayi government for the unpopular measures adopted.