In a show of strength, gram panchayat staff warn Karnataka government of laying siege to Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru

They claim that Labour Minister Santosh Lad had promised to increase the wage to ₹31,000, but did nothing, while Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge promised to add ₹3,000 to the existing wages, but did nothing