4Foto© hindustantimes.comBJP to protest price hike from April 2
“Price rise is the only guarantee that the common man has got from the ruling Congress government in the state... The common man is affected and fed up with this price hike,” Vijayendra told reporters in Bengaluru.
The protests is expected to unfold in multiple phases. “On the 2nd of April, the BJP will stage a protest in the state against the price hike... On the 5th of April, in all district and taluk offices, the BJP will stage a protest... On the 7th of April, we will take out ‘Jan Akrosh Yatra’ from Mysore... All the leaders of the party will participate in this yatra,” he added.
The protest came days after Karnataka cooperation minister KN Rajanna announced that milk prices would be increased by ₹4 per litre starting April 1. “The decision to hike the prices is by the milk federation. They were asking for ₹5 hike per litre, the government agreed and decided for ₹4 hike from April 1,” Rajanna said.