BENGALURU: Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, who holds the city development portfolio, made an unannounced tour of Bengaluru North areas on Friday to check on various development works.

Accompanied by mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun and BBMP commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad, the minister walked into Indira Canteen, near Sanjaynagar. Giving a Rs 2,000 note to the cashier, he asked for a Rs 10 plate of

. The cashier had to literally empty his and his colleagues' pockets to return the change to the minister.

He was all praise for the Indira Canteen staff for keeping the place hygienic and tidy. "We were surprised when we suddenly saw the DyCM enter our place and we were not prepared for it. We never expected him to eat in our canteen either," said a staffer.

"The contractors have maintained quality of the food. People were initially complaining about the quality of food here, so I decided to check on it," Parameshwara told mediapersons, while relishing his breakfast.

He also paid a quick visit to the Public

at Dollars' Colony and was upset over the way the books were being managed. He instructed the authorities to clean the library and catalogue the books.

Parameshwara also visited the Maternity Hospital at Ganganagar and spoke to the patients about the services on offer for them.