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Daijiworld Media Network

New Delhi, Aug 3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had a fruitful day in New Delhi on Thursday after having meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

The chief minister, who is on his first visit to the national capital after assuming office, participated in discussions with All India Congress president Mallkarjuna Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi along with his ministers and MLAs on Wednesday and paid a courtesy call on the prime minister at the parliament.

He also called on Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and requested him to
participate in the traditional Mysuru Dasara festival and organise the airshow as part of the celebrations.

Siddaramaiah called on Union Surface Transport and National Highways Minister Nithin Gadkari and discussed with him the problems on the Bengaluru-Mysuru 10-lane expressway, which has witnessed several accidents since its inauguration ahead of the state assembly elections.

The chief minister discussed the need to install safety measures on the expressway to prevent accidents and ensure that the users have safe driving
experience on it.

Gadkari, according to the chief minister’s office, has assured that a team of
officials and experts will be sent soon to inspect and set things right.

The chief minister also discussed the proposal to construct tunnel road on the Shiradi Ghat, which serves as a link to coastal region from Bengaluru, as the Ghat section often poses problems due to landslides during monsoon season.

Public Works Minister Satish Jarakiholi accompanied Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also paid a courtesy call on Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman.

The chief minister’s political secretary Govindaraju and Karnataka’s Delhi
representative T B Jayachandra were also present.