Karnataka: Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah arrested during Congress 100 Not Out protest against fuel price hike ANI | Updated: Jun 11, 2021 22:41 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 11 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other prominent leaders were arrested on Friday in Bengaluru while they were protesting against the steep hike in fuel prices.
Protests were held across the state at 800 petrol pumps. 100 Not Out remained a top trend on social media as more than 25,000 people voiced their opinion supporting the Congress in the form of videos, tweets and memes on various platforms.
While speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said that fuel prices had been hiked 48 times this year and called it daylight robbery .