Bengaluru, April 24 -- CM Siddu, Cabinet colleagues stage protest against Centre outside Vidhana Soudha

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues staged a symbolic protest against the Central Government for delay in the release of its share of funds for providing drought relief, in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the premises of Vidhana Soudha here on Tuesday.

Even as the Centre agreed to provide relief for farmers, following the intervention of Supreme Court in this matter, CM Siddaramaiah and his Cabinet colleagues warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitharaman against entering the State, without releasing the drought relief.

Speaking to media persons after the protest, the C...