Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and requested him to hold an air show by the Indian Air Force in Mysuru during Dasara celebrations from October 15 to 24.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said the IAF had conducted air shows at the Torchlight Parade Ground in Mysuru in 2017 and 2019. He also met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed issues related to Karnataka.
He met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and urged him to take measures to avoid accidents on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and provide entry and exit of bypasses and to facilitate roadside amenities on the expressway.