He said the Secretary to the President had informed the Karnataka Additional Secretary N A Muthanna over the phone two weeks ago that the Bill had received the President's assent but the state was yet to get the Bill.He said Karnataka Chief Minister J H Patel had spoken to Home Minister L K Advani on phone three days ago and received an assurance but the Bill wasn't coming. He said the Chief Minister who was now camping in Delhi would meet Advaniin this regard.

Nanaiah, who was confident of receiving the Bill in a couple of days, said the state would gazette the Bill soon after it was received. Thereafter, the golden howdah, throne, palace and the surrounding 72 acres would become the sole property of the government.

He pointed out it was the desire of the Late Mysore Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar that the palaces at Mysore as well as Bangalore should be taken over by the government and protected as national heritage. He said the scion of the Mysore royal family, Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar should cooperate with the conduct of the world famous Dasara festival. He said he failed to understand why Wodeyar, who is also vice-president of the Dasara celebrations committee, was refusing to provide the golden howdah for the celebrations.

In the event of the state government not getting the Bill in time and if Wodeyar refused to provide the golden howdah, the government would make alternate arrangements, the state law minister warned.