Bengaluru, March 31 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Congress in-charge for the state Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday held a joint press conference from Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, sharply criticising the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities and alleged rollback of welfare benefits.

Addressing a press conference, Shivakumar said, "People are suffering due to rising prices. The government's repeated mistakes have added to their hardships. The challenges arising from the war have further strained ordinary citizens. Gas supply is scarce, hotels are struggling to get cylinders, and even electricity has become unreliable. Firewood is increasingly difficult to obtain, and cylinder pri...