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Mysuru: Condemning the revision in the price of services offered at the state-run Krishna Rajendra (KR) Hospital, BJP leaders, including MLAs SA Ramadas and L Nagendra on Monday said that the move would hit the underprivileged sections of society. The leaders, who interacted with the media, announced that they would hold a protest in front of KR Hospital to urge the government to reverse the hike in prices, which came into effect on March 1.“The hike in user fees in government hospitals, including at KR Hospital will inconvenience poor patients. The government should roll it back immediately,” said Chamaraja MLA Nagendra.Krishnaraja MLA Ramadas also lashed out at the state government for its flawed implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme. The other demand the BJP activists had was the issuance of health cards to all beneficiaries. “The Karnataka government has pegged the number of BPL card holders at 52 lakh, whereas the actual figure is 1.2 crore,” he said.The BJP leaders said that they would launch the protest at 10am on Tuesday..