C'ballapura MP Sudhakar slams Siddu govt

The state government's abrupt decision to shift the cabinet meeting venue from Nandi Hills to Vidhana Soudha has triggered speculation whether it was because of pressure from Shashwatha Neeravari Horata Samithi, a farmers' organisation, which has launched a struggle for water for irrigation and other purposes in drought-hit districts such as Kolar, Chikkaballapura and Bengaluru Rural.

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The cabinet meeting, which was to be held at Nandi Hills on June 19, will now be held at Vidhana Soudha. The samithi has criticised the government for its quiet decision to shift the cabinet meeting venue and termed it a "betrayal of people's expectations".

Samithi president Anjaneya Reddy claimed that the local police and officials had been in touch with his organisation since Monday, requesting it not to stage protests during the cabinet meeting at Nandi Hills.