Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharmaiah has expressed his displeasure at the distribution of free passes to the public. At the same time he has condoned the District Administration and the Dasara Special Sub-Committee as they were helpless to meet the demands of the free passes.
In fact, the CM himself has said that a Cabinet Minister wanted 100 free passes for his supporters, which the District Administration was unable to fulfil. There are more free passes than tickets. There was huge demand for tickets costing Rs. 1,000, Rs. 500 and Rs. 250, and even Gold Passes costing Rs. 5,000 to watch the Dasara procession, which was all sold out in no time.
