Bengaluru, March 11 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday justified the State government's decision to reward Congress party workers with positions and benefits through government programmes.

Shivakumar was speaking in the State Assembly, replying to MLA M T Krishnappa, who raised the issue of party workers occupying most positions in the guarantee implementation committees.

"There is nothing wrong in accommodating the party workers who brought the party to power. The committees are set up to ensure the delivery of the Rs 52,000-crore guarantee schemes to the people. But the Opposition is unable to digest it," he said.

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