The BJP launched protests in Bengaluru against Karnataka government's rise in essential commodity prices, staging a demonstration at Freedom Park. State president B.Y. Vijayendra vowed intensified agitations across Assembly constituencies and Gram Panchayats until milk, curd and ghee hikes are rolled back, accusing Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's administration of mismanagement, undue tax increases and inadequate farmer compensation.
