After almost 20 years, the Chief Minister’s workplace at Bengaluru’s Vidhana Soudha has acquired a major renovation, reportedly costing ₹2.4 crore. In accordance with Occasions of India, the improve options luxurious picket interiors, superior lighting techniques, and premium furnishings, giving the workspace a contemporary and complicated look.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.(PTI)
The final renovation of the workplace was carried out in the course of the tenure of former Chief Minister SM Krishna between 1999 and 2004.
Reactions from Opposition
The expenditure has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition BJP, which questioned the timing and necessity of the facelift. A BJP MLA criticized the transfer, stating, “At a time when Karnataka is struggling to fund essential public welfare schemes, such extravagance sends the wrong message,” calling it a transparent case of misplaced priorities, the report added.
Whereas the federal government has but to touch upon the controversy, the renovation has sparked a debate over balancing administrative upgrades with fiscal duty within the state.
‘Siddaramaiah will resign’
Lately, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, going through probe within the MUDA web site allotment case, will resign quickly.
Each Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar and Congress nationwide President M Mallikarjun Kharge are additionally conscious as to when the CM will give up, he mentioned. He termed Siddaramaiah’s reported latest assertion that he’ll proceed as CM for the complete time period, as an try aimed toward garnering votes from sure communities for the November 13 by-polls for 3 Meeting segments.
“The Chief Minister, who is an accused, is patting himself on his back. He is trying to instill confidence among legislators (Congress) that he will continue as CM, but Siddaramaiah knows what is the truth. D K Shivakumar and Mallikarjun Kharge know when he will resign,” Vijayendra mentioned.
There have been additionally behind-the-scenes political actions inside the ruling Congress final month, with a number of Ministers within the Siddaramaiah Cupboard holding closed door conferences, fueling hypothesis about management change.
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