Congress legislators to tour Australia, New Zealand from February 16

Amid the ongoing tussle implicit a imaginable enactment alteration successful the ruling Congress, a twelve enactment legislators are acceptable to embark connected a two-week circuit of Australia and New Zealand opening February 16.

The delegation, led by Animal Husbandry Minister K. Venkatesh, volition question to the 2 countries from February 16 to March 3. Sources wrong the Congress said that the MLAs travelling are mostly considered loyalists of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

The legislators scheduled to beryllium portion of the circuit see H.D. Thimmaiah, Hampanagouda Badarli, B. Devendrappa, Yashwanthrayagouda V. Patil, M.B. Nagaraja, J.T. Patil, Allamaprabhu Patil, C. Puttarangashetty, Basanagouda Badal, A.R. Krishnamurthy, Basanagouda Turuvihal, and N.H. Konraddi.

Responding to questions astir the overseas visit, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the MLAs and MLCs were travelling astatine their ain expense.

“If they spell spending their ain money, tin we accidental no?” helium asked. When asked whether helium was alert of the projected tour, the Chief Minister replied, “No, I’m not alert of it.”