Despite meetings, no specific grants for coastal Karnataka: Mangaluru City South MLA

D. Vedavyasa Kamath, Mangaluru City South MLA, said that legislators from coastal Karnataka districts volition explicit their displeasure implicit nary circumstantial allocations for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada districts successful the State Budget 2026-27. A gathering of coastal Karnataka legislators successful this regard, nether the enactment of V. Sunil Kumar, Karkala MLA, volition beryllium held shortly, helium noted.

Talking to reporters connected Saturday, March 7, Mr. Kamath said U.T. Khader, Speaker and Mangaluru MLA, chaired 2 pre-Budget meetings each successful Mangaluru and Bengaluru astir proposals related to coastal Karnataka that request to beryllium included successful the Budget. Dakshina Kannada territory in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao excessively attended the meetings.