Budget to focus on tourism development in coastal region: CM Bommai
The coming state budget will give importance to the development of tourism sector in the coastal districts, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday.
Talking to reporters at Karkala in Udupi district before attending the inauguration of the Parashuram theme park, he said the coastal region has a prominent role in the economy.
The budget will focus on the economic development of the coastal region and there will be projects to support employment generation, he said, adding grants will be provided for various development programmes.
To a query on Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah’s comments on the frequent visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state, Bommai said Siddaramaiah is scared of the turnout of people during Modi’s rallies in Gulbarga, Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mangaluru.
Bommai further said the BJP is not turning the coastal belt into a laboratory of Hindutva, while the Congress is appeasing one section of the community only. They have ignored the Dalit and backward class people who were seeking their support, he alleged.
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DMK seeks separate seating in Lok Sabha after split with Congress alliance
New Delhi: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking a separate seating arrangement for Members of Parliament belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) following the end of the party’s alliance with the Indian National Congress.
In a letter dated May 7 addressed to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Kanimozhi said the changed political situation made it inappropriate for DMK MPs to continue sitting alongside Congress members in the House.
She requested the Speaker to make “suitable changes” in the seating arrangement of the DMK Parliamentary Party and allot separate seating for its MPs.
“In view of the changed political circumstances and as our alliance with the Indian National Congress has come to an end, it may not be appropriate for our Members to continue occupying the present seating arrangement alongside them in the House,” the letter stated.
Kanimozhi further said separate seating would help DMK members effectively discharge their responsibilities in the Lok Sabha.
