'You will have to take the opposition into confidence. If you need, we will give up our salaries. It (the price rise) is a national calamity. We are ready to move along with the government to find a solution to it,' said the former railways minister.

'All the MPs should be provided security. People are angry because of this price rise. When we return to our constituencies, we fear that people will throw stones at us. We will be beaten,' he said.

He also urged the government to hold a meeting of the chief ministers to find a solution to the crisis.