Karnataka Congress on Monday held 'silent protests' against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at about 280 places in the city, aimed at creating awareness among the public about their alleged corruption in the state.

The protests were held at various locations across the city with a call "get rid of corruption, save Bengaluru".

Hitting back at the opposition party, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called the Congress the "Gangotri (fountainhead) of corruption", and said that the grand old party speaking on corruption is "laughable".

Congress party leaders, including AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, KPCC president D K Shivakumar and Legislature party leader Siddaramaiah among others took part in the protest at the Trinity circle junction here.

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