Bengaluru: In a major climb down, presiding officers of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council agreed to a moderate budget of Rs. 10 crore as against Rs. 26 crore proposed earlier for celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Vidhana Soudha.
The Legislature Secretariat had submitted a proposal for celebrations spread over two days — Oct. 25 and 26 — with a budget of Rs. 26 crore, but Speaker K.B. Koliwad and Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy had no choice but shrink the budget to Rs. 10 crore and celebrations for one day following a meeting with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday.
