<p>Former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara of the Congress on Monday sought the creation of Madhugiri as a new district from Tumakuru.</p>.<p>This demand comes even as Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is under pressure to carve out a Vijayanagar district from Ballari.</p>.<p>In a letter to the chief minister, Parameshwara has highlighted that Madhugiri taluk had a large geographical area and housed the sub-divisional offices of public works department, zilla panchayat, DySP and other departments.</p>.<p>“It is a hub for the sale of agricultural and commercial goods produced in the nearby Pavagada, Koratagere and Sira taluks. Madhugiri is eligible to be declared a district in all aspects and it has been the long-standing demand of locals,” Parameshwara argued.</p>.<p>Parameshwara, who represents the Koratagere constituency in Tumakuru district, suggested that the proposed Madhugiri district can comprise Madhugiri, Pavagada, Koratagere and Sira as revenue taluks.</p>.<p>Parameshwara’s demand comes days after disqualified Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh and others petitioned Yediyurappa for Vijayanagara to be carved out as a new district from Ballari. BJP legislators from Ballari are up in arms over this idea. </p>.<p>Even Health Minister B Sreeramulu, who earlier represented Ballari in the Lok Sabha, has voiced his opposition against the proposal.</p>
<p>Former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara of the Congress on Monday sought the creation of Madhugiri as a new district from Tumakuru.</p>.<p>This demand comes even as Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is under pressure to carve out a Vijayanagar district from Ballari.</p>.<p>In a letter to the chief minister, Parameshwara has highlighted that Madhugiri taluk had a large geographical area and housed the sub-divisional offices of public works department, zilla panchayat, DySP and other departments.</p>.<p>“It is a hub for the sale of agricultural and commercial goods produced in the nearby Pavagada, Koratagere and Sira taluks. Madhugiri is eligible to be declared a district in all aspects and it has been the long-standing demand of locals,” Parameshwara argued.</p>.<p>Parameshwara, who represents the Koratagere constituency in Tumakuru district, suggested that the proposed Madhugiri district can comprise Madhugiri, Pavagada, Koratagere and Sira as revenue taluks.</p>.<p>Parameshwara’s demand comes days after disqualified Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh and others petitioned Yediyurappa for Vijayanagara to be carved out as a new district from Ballari. BJP legislators from Ballari are up in arms over this idea. </p>.<p>Even Health Minister B Sreeramulu, who earlier represented Ballari in the Lok Sabha, has voiced his opposition against the proposal.</p>
