Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja S Bommai is in the national capital on a two-day visit to meet with central ministers about state matters such as agriculture and irrigation projects. Bommai was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol, state Health Minister K Sudhakar, and Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani.
“I’m meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss several programmes, including tripling farmers’ income,” Bommai told reporters. The chief minister of Karnataka said he will meet with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the Mekedatu project, the Mahadayi and Bhadra rivers.
On Thursday, he will meet with Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Health Minister Manasukh Mandaviya. In response to claims of gang rape in Mysore, the chief minister stated the police chief has been given instructions to take proper action.
