Pending bills dues: Contractors ask Karnataka government to stop new development works until pending dues are cleared and allege MLA interference. Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Contractors’ Association has urged the government to halt new development works till pending contractors’ bills amounting to Rs 38,000 crore are cleared..They alleged that interference by MLAs in tendering process and package system were hurting small and medium-scale contractors..In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister