Bengaluru, April 17 -- Congress leader Saleem Ahmed led a protest in Bengaluru on Thursday, denouncing the central government's recent hike in petrol and LPG prices.

Speaking to the ANI, Ahmed expressed strong concerns over the rising costs, drawing comparisons to the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"...When Manmohan Singh was the PM, the petrol was around Rs 50 (per litre), and now it is over Rs 100. Even the LPG prices have gone beyond Rs 1000. Karnataka BJP has no right to protest against us (against price rise). People are happy here, but the BJP is doing politics... We have raised the milk price by Rs 4 for the farmers," said Ahmed.

AS Ponnanna, the legal advisor to Karnataka's Chief Minister, further criticised th...