Bengaluru, April 29 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, accusing it of fuelling inflation and failing to protect people from the "rising prices" of essential commodities.

Speaking at a rally organised on Monday to protest the price hike, Shivakumar said, "We are taking out this rally to protect the people from the incessant price rise. We introduced the guarantee schemes to lower the burden of price rise on the common people."

Targeting the BJP's ongoing 'Janakrosha Yatra' in the state, he said the protest should be directed at the party's own government at the Centre.

"Ironically, the BJP government in the Centre raised the prices of petrol and diesel on th...