Bengaluru, April 17 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the central government's recent hike in LPG prices and the ED's chargesheet filed against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Karnataka Congress staged a protest against the central government at Freedom Park.

He blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre for rising prices and hardships faced by the common people.

Speaking at the protest, Siddaramaiah said that fuel and essential items have been increasing ever since the BJP came to power. "For the last 11 years, the BJP has been raising fuel prices regularly. Now again, petrol and gas prices have gone up. This is affecting everyone badly," he said.

He also said that Congre...