In a move to douse discontent among the Congress MLAs and ensure unity in the party ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections next year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday held marathon meetings with MLAs and district in-charge Ministers of six districts and assured them of releasing funds for development works in a phased manner in the coming days.
MLAs of several constituencies of six districts - Tumakuru, Yadgir, Chitradurga, Bagalkot, Ballari, and Dharwad - sought funds for completion of ongoing projects and taking up new works promised to the electorate during the Assembly elections.
A few MLAs who attended the meeting told The Hindu that the Chief Minister was very receptive to the demand for grants sought by legislators for executing development works in their constituencies. But at the same time, he expressed financial constraints faced by the government in releasing funds for development work in constituencies of MLAs.
