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Logistical hurdles forced govt to hold meet in Nandi Hills?
The New Indian Express Mysuru
|January 10, 2025
IN a surprising development, the ruling Congress has decided to shift the venue of its cabinet meeting to be held on January 16 from Malai Mahadeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district to Nandi Hills near Bengaluru.
Although it was decided to hold the meeting in MM Hills with an aim to decentralise decision-making and overcome regional imbalance, the location hit a major hurdle: logistics. After a study of various factors by chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh and her team, the government decided to shift the venue to the iconic Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur district.
This story is from the January 10, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mysuru.
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