For Gujarat Congress MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh, being shipped off on an unexpected retreat to a luxury resort near Bengaluru is going great, save for one little hitch: the food.
Shaikh was among 42 Congress legislators taken to a four-star resort in Karnataka a state Congress rules in an ostensible effort by the party to stop a string of defections last week.
The politics aside, the lawmakers are struggling to adjust with the South Indian cuisine, prompting the state government to arrange for a Gujarati chef.
All the arrangements are great. But there is bound to be a difference in cuisine, said Shaikh. We Gujaratis have food that is not very spicy. We like roti, dal and kadhi, so there is a change, he told Hindustan Times.
Karnataka power minister DK Shivakumar said a Gujarati chef will be arranged for the legislators soon.
Image: Karnataka Power Minister D K Shivakumar with Gujarat Congress MLAs arrive for a press conference at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Sunday. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo