Plea to PM to pass Bill conferring special status to Hyd-KTK

"All union ministers, MPs (representing Karnataka) and state ministers have unanimously opined that the long pressing demand of the people of the region needs to be met immediately. Hence I urge the Prime Minister to move the Bill in its existing form and get it passed in current Parliament session," he said in a statement here.

Shettar said conferring special status to the Hyderabad- Karnataka region has been a long standing demand of Karnataka to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the area, comprising Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur and Koppal districts.