<p>A protest staged by BJP workers under the leadership of MLA S N Channabasappa against the state government's power tariff hike turned violent in Shivamogga on Wednesday when some miscreants broke windows of a Mescom office by hurling stones at them. Police have arrested BJP worker Murugesh in this regard.</p>.<p> Tensions prevailed for a while when police prevented BJP workers from entering the Mescom office.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, some agitators hurled stones at the office, damaging glasses of the windows.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwik_N2btML_AhVCcGwGHeDyAPcQxfQBKAB6BAgHEAE" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/north-karnataka-industry-bodies-demand-govt-to-review-power-tariff-hike-1226380.html">North Karnataka industry bodies demand govt to review power tariff hike</a></strong></p>.<p>Later, an additional police force rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.</p>.<p>BJP City Wing President Jagadish, MLCs S Rudre Gouda, D S Arun, Mayor Shivakumar, BJP leaders Santosh Bellekere, S Dattatri, corporators Suvarna Shankar, Surekha Muralidhar, and others took part in the protest.</p>.<p>Earlier, BJP workers raised slogans against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They charged that the government has hiked power tariff through backdoor in the name of freebies.<br /> </p>
<p>A protest staged by BJP workers under the leadership of MLA S N Channabasappa against the state government's power tariff hike turned violent in Shivamogga on Wednesday when some miscreants broke windows of a Mescom office by hurling stones at them. Police have arrested BJP worker Murugesh in this regard.</p>.<p> Tensions prevailed for a while when police prevented BJP workers from entering the Mescom office.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, some agitators hurled stones at the office, damaging glasses of the windows.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwik_N2btML_AhVCcGwGHeDyAPcQxfQBKAB6BAgHEAE" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-districts/north-karnataka-industry-bodies-demand-govt-to-review-power-tariff-hike-1226380.html">North Karnataka industry bodies demand govt to review power tariff hike</a></strong></p>.<p>Later, an additional police force rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.</p>.<p>BJP City Wing President Jagadish, MLCs S Rudre Gouda, D S Arun, Mayor Shivakumar, BJP leaders Santosh Bellekere, S Dattatri, corporators Suvarna Shankar, Surekha Muralidhar, and others took part in the protest.</p>.<p>Earlier, BJP workers raised slogans against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They charged that the government has hiked power tariff through backdoor in the name of freebies.<br /> </p>