Mysuru, April 9 -- Congress workers, led by former MLA M.K. Somashekar, staged a protest against the Central Government for increasing the prices of LPG cylinders, petrol and excise duty on diesel, at Ramaswamy Circle in city yesterday.

Addressing the protesters, Somashekar said, while the State BJP launched Statewide Janaakrosha Yatra, the Centre has increased the prices of LPG cylinders shaming its own party. The LPG cylinder price has been hiked by Rs. 50 and the excise duty on petrol and diesel.

The State Government has increased the milk prices with the sole interest of extending the benefit to the farmers. But the BJP, unable to digest the people's welfare programmes initiated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is involved in diverti...