more-inAn ‘all-party delegation’ will soon meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi and also Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to request release of adequate funds to tackle severe drought conditions haunting the people of the district for the third consecutive year, Small-Scale Industries Minister and district in-charge Ramesh L. Jarkiholi has said. The delegation would request the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister to release adequate funds as the severity of the drought was bound to increase with the onset of the summer soon. Earlier, Mr. Jarkiholi unfurled the national flag and felicitated freedom fighters and achievers in the field of education, sports and arts. IT raidsMr. Jarkiholi, whose residential buildings were raided by the Income Tax department, declined to comment on these raids and said nobody demanded his resignation. He only said: “If IT raids are considered, then the entire Cabinet would be empty.”.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2017 08:48 UTC