I’m fed up with electoral politics: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, November 5: “I am fed up with the electoral politics. I will be in politics. But I will not be in electoral politics”, former chief minister Siddaramaiah reiterated.
Speaking at a Kannada Rajyotsava and felicitation programme organized by the FKCCI here on Monday, Siddaramaiah said that “I have faced 13 national and state level elections in his political career and I have won in eight elections. Now, I am 71 and I am still MLA. By the time I complete this tenure, I would be 75. So, I have decided to stay away from electoral politics”, he said.
“I have not come to politics either for power or making money. Political field is a service sector. We have the responsibility of fulfilling our aims for which we are in politics. I have done my work honestly to ensure justice to the poor, backwards and exploited classes”, he said.
“Vested interests are there in the society and they are against the progressive thoughts. But I have not worried about it. Some people accused me of dividing the religion. But I have not divided the religion. Basavanna had opposed the superstitious beliefs 800 years ago and advocated ‘kayaka dasoha’.Buddha and Ambedkar were also on the same path. So, I am proud that I have followed the same path”, he claimed.
JDS leader PGR Sidhya said that though Siddaramaiah has done work for all castes and religions, he was restricted to one community which is not right. People should stop seeing a leader with narrow mindset. Siddaramaiah was the only chief minister who followed the ideologies of Basavanna, he said.
Some vested interests have tried to misuse Siddaramaiah politically. But no one could keep him away from politics. He was close to former chief ministers JH Patel and S Nijalingappa. Now, JDS national leaders also wanted him to be in politics. So, it was the responsibility of everyone to keep him in active politics. So, he should enter the national politics in future, he said.
Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, FKCCI president CR Janardhan, vice president Perikal M Sundar and others were present.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
