NEW DELHI, July 28: A harassed neighbour of the Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday blocked his way and demanded to solve the parking woes around his house.
Dramatic scenes unfolded outside Siddaramaiah’s residence as a senior citizen, who lives in the house opposite the Chief Minister’s residence, blocked his vehicle and demanded a solution to parking troubles his family allegedly faced because of Siddaramaiah’s guests.
The resident, Narottam expressed his anger at the Chief Minister by blocking his car while he was about to leave. He complained that people coming to meet him (Siddaramaiah) parked their vehicles all over the place, making it difficult for him and his family to take their vehicles out.
“What is this nonsense for last 5 years? We are fed up,” he sneered.
After listening to his neighbour about the parking issue, Siddaramaiah asked security personnel stationed at his house to look into the matter and solve the parking issue. Siddaramaiah hasn’t started living in his official bungalow yet, and is still in his old house assigned to him as the leader of the opposition. Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa was staying in the Chief Minister’s official bungalow till recently. Siddaramaiah is expected to move into it in August.
(Manas Dasgupta)
