Belagavi, Dec. 11 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's air travel expenditure has surged at a pace that is expected to become the centrepiece of a major political confrontation, with official records revealing a steep and continuous rise in the government's spending on chartered aircraft and helicopters over the past three financial periods.
According to detailed expenditure statements tabled before the Legislative Council, the state government spent Rs 12.23 crore on the Chief Minister's chartered flights in 2023-24. The amount rose sharply to Rs 21.11 crore in 2024-25, marking an increase of nearly 75 per cent in just one year.
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