Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah holds closed-door meeting on SIR; issue to come up before Cabinet

Key points

• Shortly after the announcement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Karnataka, the issue is expected to come up before the State Cabinet on May 21. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a closed-door meeting on Wednesday in this regard.
• This will be the first time that the Congress government in Karnataka is formally discussing the SIR and its implications at the Cabinet level.
• The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D.K.
• Shivakumar, IT/BT, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge, Tourism and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.
• Patil and MLA A.S.