Amid differences over Karnataka government's plan to create a new Vijayanagara district by carving out six taluks from Ballari, senior Congress leader G Parameshwara on Monday requested Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to consider creation of another new district by bifurcating Tumakuru.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Parameshwara proposed announcement of Madhugiri district consisting of Pavagada, Madhugiri, Koratagere and Sira taluks.
Stating that geographically Madhugiri taluk is large and has sub-divisions of various government departments along with additional district court, he said, "Madhugiri can be converted into a district, and it has been a long standing demand of the people of the region to announce it as a district."
Voicing opposition to the move, Somashekar Reddy said, "Ballari has to remain united - it is our demand...for someone's selfish motive it should not be divided. The Chief Minister has said he has convened a meeting and asked me to attend. We will go and discuss."
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