Bengaluru, March 6 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday assured the Contractors Association that he and PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi would facilitate a meeting with the CM Siddaramaiah to resolve contractors' issues.

Addressing members of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association who are protesting at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, demanding the release of pending bills, the DCM said, "Minister Satish Jarkiholi and I will together arrange a meeting of contractors with the Chief Minister during this session. We must all come together to find a solution to your problems."

"Contractors are helping the state, too. We are aware that you brought our government to power. It is not our intention to withhold the payment. I ...