Bengaluru, April 3 -- Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will 'gherao' the Chief Minister's official residence in Bengaluru at around 11 am over the issue of price hike in the State across multiple sectors.

Speaking to ANI, BJP MLA SR Vishwanath slammed the Karnataka government for price hikes. He alleged that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has declared a hike in water prices too.

"... We have been protesting against price hikes since yesterday, yet we see that DK Shivakumar has declared a hike in water prices, too... The people must start protesting against price hikes and corruption... Soon, the people will be out on the streets in protest, and then these people (the Karnataka government) will see that what they are d...