Bengaluru, Feb. 18 -- Despite a knee injury that has kept him confined to his official residence since Feb. 2, CM Siddaramaiah has been holding a series of Budgetary meetings at his Home Office, 'Krishna,' and his official residence 'Cauvery' in Bengaluru.

Yesterday, he arrived at Vidhana Soudha, where a special steel wheelchair ramp with railings was installed to allow him access to his chambers and meeting rooms. The ramp leads from one of the building's entrances to a lift. Today too, Siddaramaiah held several pre-Budget meetings ahead of his 16th Budget on March 7.

Siddaramaiah attended Invest Karnataka 2025 last Tuesday. Although he arrived in a wheelchair, he stood to deliver his speech, lit the lamp, and launched the revamped sin...