Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while responding to rumours surrounding the dinner meet hosted by him for his Cabinet Ministers in Bengaluru, asked on Monday that "having a meal with Cabinet Ministers is supposed to be a major crime".

He spoke to reporters after inaugurating the Kittur festival torch before travelling to Hubballi.

When journalists asked about the dinner arranged on Monday for his Cabinet Ministers, the Chief Minister responded, "We occasionally have meals. Is having a meal a major crime?"

Amid the change in Chief Ministerial position in the state, Siddaramaiah is hosting a dinner meeting for his Cabinet Ministers in Bengaluru on Monday.

The development, coming at a time of speculation over the leadership change and strong rumours of a Cabinet reshuffle, has assum

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