Hubballi: Former mayor and BJP corporator Veeranna Savadi and Sudhir Saraf have urged the Congress to allow BJP corporators to meet Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Hubballi on February 26. Two months have passed, but the amount is not released yet by the finance department, he said. “The only way to resolve this problem is to meet the AICC chief and convince him to give a direction to the chief minister to solve it,” he said.Savadi alleged that minister Vinay Kulkarni is least bothered to resolve the pension issue. The BJP corporators want the Congress president to insist chief minister Siddaramaiah to settle arears of the pension grant.Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Savadi said that the state government promised to settle the issue at the earliest, but failed to take any step in this regard.During his recent visit to Hubballi, chief minister Siddaramaiah announced that the pension grant of Rs 120 crore will be released at the earliest. “The retired employees are facing a severe financial crisis and had launched an indefinite strike,” he said.Savadi expressed his displeasure over the financial condition of the HDMC, stating that the civic body is unable to pay pending bills worth Rs 40 crore to contractors.
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