CM Claims BJP Inaugurated Sigandur Bridge Despite Assurance to Defer Event

Shouldn't I have been invited? Siddaramaiah slams Nitin Gadkari on bridge opening

A row over protocol marred the inauguration of Karnataka’s Rs 473 crore Sigandur bridge, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleging the Centre excluded his office from prior consultation or planning.

CM claims BJP inaugurated Sigandur bridge despite assurance to defer event

He expressed disappointment over the decision and said that neither he, nor any State minister or local MLA, was present at the inauguration ceremony

'Not Intimated Earlier': Siddaramaiah Wants Bridge Inauguration Postponed

Siddaramaiah urged Nitin Gadkari to postpone the inauguration of Sigandur bridge and the foundation stone laying ceremony of infrastructure projects at Sagara taluk in in Shivamogga on July 14.

Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi, alleges Gadkari's Shivamogga event was breach of protocol

Bengaluru, Jul 14 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who boycotted the inauguration of India's second-longest cable-stayed Sigandur bridge in Shivamogga, on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging a serious breach of protocol by the Centre. In his letter, the Congress leader claimed that the programme was held by the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in Sagara taluk of Shivamogga, without consulting the state…