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Siddu stands firm, says won't abolish
The New Indian Express Mysuru
|March 13, 2025
DESPITE BJP legislators' demand to abolish the committees of Congress members formed to oversee implementation of guarantee schemes, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government will not abolish them.
He, however, said that the MLAs' powers will not be curbed. "I will instruct the officials to give priority to MLAs in the implementation of development schemes," he added.
BJP legislators, who have been demanding that the committees be abolished, did not oblige. They rushed to the Well of the House and staged a protest.
The state government's stand is clear. It will not clip or curb the powers of MLAs. "Even I am an MLA first. I respect the rights and liberties of MLAs," Siddaramaiah said.
This story is from the March 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mysuru.
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