Open top double-decker bus takes Karnataka ministers in procession to Cabinet meeting in Mangaluru

In an unusual move, Karnataka’s ministers boarded an open top bus and went in a procession to a cabinet meeting. This unique event took place in Mangaluru on September 18.

Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his colleagues had arrived in the city on September 17. The next morning, they boarded an open top bus, which took them in a procession, to the Cabinet meeting in Praja Soudha at Padil in Mangaluru.

While Cabinet meetings are normally held in the State capital Bengaluru, the Chief Minister shifted the venue to Mangaluru on the request of Health Minister U.T. Khader. Mr. Khader had placed a proposal before the Chief Minister to shift the venue to Mangaluru with the aim of highlighting regional issues before the Cabinet.