Shivakumar alleges lack of opportunities forcing Keralites to migrate, targets LDF
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday alleged that despite being highly educated, people in Kerala are forced to seek jobs in other states and countries due to lack of opportunities.
The Congress leader is in the state as part of the campaign for the April 9 Assembly polls.
Addressing a press conference here, Shivakumar said Kerala has highly educated, intelligent and hardworking people, but lacks adequate employment opportunities.
He alleged that the state has a high unemployment rate.
“Youngsters are leaving for places like Saudi Arabia, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. Around 20 per cent of engineers working in Karnataka are Keralites,” he said.
Shivakumar also accused the Left government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of "failing" to bring in policies that attract investment.
“The Chief Minister must answer what investments have been brought to Kerala,” he said.
He said Kerala’s investment policies are not investor-friendly, while Karnataka attracts investors due to its liberal approach.
He also questioned the lack of major investments in the state despite its high ranking in the ease of doing business index.
“The communist mindset has to go and liberalisation has to come in to attract investors,” he said.
He alleged that there is a nexus between the LDF and the BJP in the elections, but expressed confidence that the UDF would come to power with a two-thirds majority.
He said the UDF would provide a corruption-free and transparent government that would bring systemic changes, attract investment and generate employment.
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Election results prove Modi best for national security: R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka said the election results show that Narendra Modi is the most suitable leader for the country’s security.
Speaking to the media, he claimed that the political future of Mamata Banerjee and her government has come to an end. He alleged that around two crore people from Bangladesh were helped to enter the country with Aadhaar cards.
Ashoka said that even though elections were held in five states, the entire country’s attention was on West Bengal. He attributed this to what he described as misgovernance in the state.
He further said there were continuous political allegations and objections related to CBI matters, and added that such developments have now come to an end with the latest election outcome.
