BJP state president Vijayendra alleged the Karnataka government set a Rs 45,000 crore Excise revenue target to fund guarantee schemes; also criticised drought response.
B. Virupakshappa, Sidlaghatta's first Municipal Council President, turned his home into a school for four years and donated 13 acres of land plus Rs 30,000 to build the town's first permanent high school, which later educated Prema Karanth and generations of students.
