Bad weather grounds Siddu chopper

By Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Bengaluru: A private chopper carrying Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah made an emergency landing in Chitradurga on Sunday. According to information reaching here, the former CM had gone to Chitradurga to campaign for the Congress candidate in the December 10 Legislative Council polls from the local bodies constituency. As per the itinerary, he was supposed to go to Mysuru from Chitradurga.

The helicopter took off at 4 pm and after covering some distance, the pilot got a message about the inclement weather in Mysuru. So, the CM returned to Chitradurga and landed at the Vidyapeetha ground.

Later, the veteran Congress leader left for Mysuru by road This news was confirmed by the district police