Kalaburagi, March 8 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday slammed the Centre for the Rs 60 increase in the domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder, saying that the central government "always puts the burden" on the general public.

"The central government always puts all the burden on the common man," he said.

Earlier, Congress MP from Davanagere, Prabha Mallikarjun, also expressed concern over the recent hike in the price of LPG cylinders, saying, "I think the Government of India should think about it because every middle-class house, poor class, every class requires LPG cylinders. The government itself had started an initiative where LPG cylinders were given at a subsidy. So now, I don't know, this is going...