Supplementary budget reveals big spends on Sadhana Samavesha, cars for netas
The govt disclosed that it spent Rs 10 crore on the Sadhana Samavesha in Hosapete, Ballari, on May 20 to mark the two-year anniversary of the Siddaramaiah govt. The event, attended by opposition leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was organised to felicitate and interact with beneficiaries of the five guarantee schemes.
Another high-profile spend was the special cabinet meeting at Nandi Hills on July 2, which cost the exchequer Rs 3.7 crore.
The meeting, initially scheduled for June 19, was pushed to July due to pending approvals of big-ticket projects.
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The supplementary budget also includes allocations for vehicles for legislators. Opposition chief whip Doddangouda Patil of BJP was sanctioned Rs 31 lakh for a new vehicle, while opposition leader in the legislative council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy was allotted Rs 30 lakh. A further Rs 3.2 crore was earmarked for vehicles for other legislators.
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Deputy speaker Rudrappa Lamani's medical bills, amounting to Rs 21 lakh, were also included in the estimates. He had sustained injuries in a car accident earlier this year.
In terms of infrastructure, the govt sought approval of Rs 10 crore to buy land for a new Kannada Bhavan in Goa under the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority, and Rs 4.1 crore to acquire land from KIADB to establish a satellite biotechnology project at Harohalli.
On the legal front, the budget set aside Rs 2.3 crore for fees for senior Supreme Court lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and other special counsels. Additionally, Rs 5 crore was allocated to cover costs of writ and contempt petitions related to outstanding bills from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The govt also listed disaster relief expenses, including Rs 10 crore to rehabilitate100 families affected by a landslide in Meppadi, Wayanad district of Kerala, and Rs 57 lakh to rescue Karnataka residents during floods in Uttarakhand besides expenses for officials deputed there.
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