Bengaluru, June 26 -- With rising discontent within the Congress legislature over alleged inadequate development funds, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced a Rs.50 crore grant for each assembly constituency, aiming to defuse tensions among party MLAs. The funds are expected to be released in July, and officials have been instructed to prioritise works based on legislators' recommendations, said a leader in the know of the development.

The move follows a series of public outbursts from senior Congress leaders, including BR Patil, NY Gopalakrishna, Belur Gopalakrishna and Raju Kage, who flagged slow project execution, inadequate bureaucratic responsiveness, and underwhelming infrastructure development in their constituencies...