Bengaluru, Aug. 16 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the State government would "do whatever is required as per the law" on Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy's letter seeking a takeover of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) project and an immediate halt to toll collection.

"We will do whatever is required as per the law. I have just come to know that he has written a letter. I will look into the letter," Shivakumar told reporters while responding to a question on Kumaraswamy's demand.

Kumaraswamy, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Janata Dal (Secular) president, wrote to Shivakumar on August 15, urging the State government to take over the NICE project and immediately stop what he described as "unaut...