Bengaluru, April 5 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday slammed the BJP protest over the issue of the protests against the price hike while calling them the "pitamah" of price rise.

"They (BJP) are the 'pitamah' of price rise. We hiked the price of milk, and it will benefit the farmers," Shivakumar told reporters.

Speaking about his Delhi visit, the Deputy CM said that he met the irrigation and civil aviation minister, and they have agreed to call a meeting of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka over the Krishna river water issue

He said, "In Delhi, we met the irrigation and civil aviation minister, and they have agreed to call a meeting in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka o...