Chitradurga, March 11 -- Karnataka Congress leader GS Manjunath has stoked controversy after making derogatory remarks regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress leader GS Manjunath said that the citizens must question the Centre's move to reduce the prices of LPG right before the elections.

"Elections are coming and they have reduced the price by Rs 100. If I get him... Why are you doing it now? I want to ask this not as a Congressman but as a citizen of this country. You all must ask this or else no one will listen. When we don't learn to question, we don't fully become deserving of being voters in the state," GS Manjunath said while addressing a rally in Chitradurga.

"I plead with the people, the election begins in about 15 da...