You can soon go on a guided tour of the majestic Soudha

The State Government will soon allow the public and tourists to go on a tour of the majestic Vidhana Soudha.

- ASHWINI M SRIPAD @ Bengaluru

The guided tours will be conducted along the lines of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament in New Delhi.

This initiative follows the state government's decision to illuminate Vidhana Soudha on Sundays and public holidays, which started last Sunday, to attract tourists. Though many tourists from abroad and outside Karnataka visit Soudha and pose themselves for photographs in front of Soudha, they are not allowed inside. The guided tour will now allow tourists to walk inside the imposing, 70-year-old structure.

"The government wants them to see the Soudha from inside and know the history and significance of the building," government sources said.