Kalaburagi, March 8 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth Rs 1069.41 crore at Chittapur in Kalaburagi district on Sunday.

The Deputy Chief Minister inaugurated the projects in the presence of the Congress National President and Rajya Sabha member Mallikarjun Kharge, and several state Ministers.

Later, while speaking with the media, Shivakumar accused the Central government of burdening the common man with the increase in the price of a domestic LPG cylinder.

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

On Wednesday, Shivakumar, speaking in Chakrabavi village, Magadi, asserted his focus was on tangible development work ...