Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddharamaiah set to lay the foundation stone for Kidwai Peripheral Cancer Care Centre in PKTB Sanatorium premises on KRS road in Mysuru tomorrow (Dec.22), MP Pratap Simmha has recalled the role of former BJP Chief Ministers B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) and Basavaraj Bommai, who were responsible for the setting up of this centre.
In a press release, Pratap Simmha said that BSY as CM sanctioned the Cancer Centre in the 2020 budget. Later, Bommai, who succeeded BSY, sanctioned Rs.50 crore for the project in the budget and the then Revenue Minister R. Ashok sanctioned 18 acres of land for the project at Dadadakallahalli in Yewal Hobli of Mysuru taluk for free.
