Tumakuru, May 20 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising prices, while asserting that the Congress would return to power in the state in 2028.

He was speaking at the 'Sarthaka Seva Samarpane' convention held in Tumakuru to mark three years of the Congress government.

Addressing the gathering, Shivakumar targeted the Prime Minister over rising prices and asked, "Why is your Prime Minister telling people to use less petrol, less cooking oil, take the metro, travel by bus, not use cars, not buy gold, remove mangalsutras and tie turmeric instead?

"People have only one life. Don't they deserve to live happily? The dollar has gone up to 96 rupees. Petrol prices were hiked by one rupe...