Bengaluru, Nov 12 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said he would raise several issues concerning the state with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but declined to disclose the details of the proposed discussion.
Speaking to reporters ahead of Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on Friday, he said he had sought a private meeting with the prime minister, who had asked him to come to New Delhi.
“I cannot disclose what I am going to speak to him. I should not reveal it either. I have sought a private meeting with him to discuss certain issues. He has asked me to come to Delhi. I want to discuss a few matters with him in a private meeting,” Shivakumar said.
Modi will visit Karnataka on Friday to take part in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Prashanti Kutiram.
He will then flag off the Pink Line of the Bengaluru Metro and undertake a Metro ride from Tavarekere to IIM Bangalore station. He will also lay the foundation stone for, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation development projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore in Bengaluru.
He will subsequently travel to Mysuru, where he will inaugurate the COSMOS-Mysuru Planetarium.
Modi will inaugurate the 7.5-km elevated section of the Pink Line, between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere, which has been developed at a cost of around Rs 3,470 crore.
Asked whether he would appeal to Modi for financial assistance and drought relief for the state, Shivakumar said, “Definitely. I have to do it with a lot of sincerity. We will certainly raise the issues.”
Referring to the PM’s visit, the CM said the inauguration of the Namma Metro Pink Line was a matter of pride for Karnataka, which had made significant progress in the infrastructure sector.
“The honourable PM is coming and the Pink Line will be opened. It is Karnataka’s pride. Karnataka has done a great job. There are several issues, and a lot more needs to be done. The Prime Minister is coming, and we are opening the Pink Line. There is also a programme in Mysuru. I hope everything goes well,” he said. PTI KSU SSK
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