Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited Pachenady village in the city which has been under the garbage after the local dump yard slumped it into the village, causing distress and property loss to various families.

Siddaramaih who is on his visit to Dakshina Kannada to meet the flood victims at flood affected places of the District visited Pachenady after arriving in the city at 11 am on Saturday. The former CM headed towards Pachenady from the Mangaluru International Airport amidst tight security.

Upon reaching the village the senior Congress leader met and interacted with the locals and affected families at Pachenady and assured them of demanding immediate solution of the issue from the state government.

Siddaramaiah while speaking to the affected residents said that he will call on the state government to either clear the village of all the garbage or acquire the land completely and provide adequate compensation to all the owners of the land.

“We will demand the government should either clear the mess or it should acquire the land and pay compensation to all the land owners. Houses should be built for all those who have lost their houses here or they should be given a separate monthly compensation of Rs. 10,000 for as house rent” Siddaramaiah said.

“If the government clears the village of all the mess, it should also build a retaining wall, make sure the water in the locality is not contaminated and should ensure every safety measure is checked. But for the government it is better to acquire the land and convert it into dump yard after paying compensation to the people” Siddaramaiah said.

Ullal MLA and former minister U T Khader, former minister B Ramanath Rai, MLC Ivan D’souza, Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress President Mithun Rai and others were also present along with Siddaramaiah during his visit.

Officials of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) including Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer briefed the former CM about the conditions.

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Patna (PTI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Tuesday exuded confidence that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC will again be voted to power in West Bengal.

Yadav returned to Patna after a four-day poll campaign in West Bengal.

“The atmosphere there is euphoric and people want to bring Didi (Mamata Banerjee) back to power. I am fully confident that the TMC will win the election,” he told reporters here.

He said that a large number of people from Bihar living in West Bengal share a lot of love and respect for Mamata Banerjee.

Responding to BJP’s allegations that the TMC had “ruined” West Bengal during its tenure, the RJD leader said the “entire country has been ruined under the Narendra Modi-led government”.

“I want to ask one question to Modi ji – you have been prime minister for more than 11 years, tell me one thing you have done for Bengal,” Yadav said.

The first phase of elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.