Bengaluru, Nov. 4 -- Launching a scathing attack on the Karnataka government following the hike in the retail price of Nandini milk, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, accused the Congress administration of "blackmailing and cheating" both farmers and the general public.

Criticising the state government's rationale behind the hike, Narayanaswamy alleged that the administration had played a "clever card" under the pretext of supporting dairy farmers while burdening consumers.

"The Congress has very cleverly played its card by announcing that it will increase the price by only Rs 8, of which Re 1 will go to the society, and Rs 7 will be given to farmers. In another way, you have incre...