Unfazed by criticism over its foreign jaunt at a time when the state is hit by drought, a Karnataka legislature committee on Thursday insisted it would go ahead with the visit to Brazil, Argentina and Peru with chief minister Siddaramaiah also defending their tour.
As the jaunt by a contingent of about 18 MLAs planned for January stirred up a controversy, Siddaramaiah told reporters the trip was decided by the legislature committee and it was not as if they were going on the foreign tour this year for the first time. "Why are you making it a big issue?" Siddaramaiah asked reporters.

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