Siddaramaiah hears out people's woes; solves problems rightaway for many attending 'Janata Darshana'
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah won the hearts of several citizens who approached him at 'Janata Darshana', the grievance redressal program held at his residential office 'Krishna' in the city on Monday, by providing 'instant solutions' to their problems.
People from various parts of Karnataka who visited the event informed the CM of their woes. In cases where senior citizens complained of government officials denying them payment of pension, the CM immediately told the head of the Directorate of Social Security and Pension to check for and solve possible technical hitches. The CM also instructed the Director to take action against staff of the Directorate who were preventing the payment of pension to senior citizens.
Vendor Ningamma complained of harassment by police and BBMP officers to the street vendors and pushcart owners in the city.
Siddaramaiah called the concerned officers of the BBMP as well as the Police Department, instructing them to ensure such harassment by officers of their respective departments to Ningamma was prevented.
Next, a senior citizen told the CM that BBMP officers had been extorting fine from her although she had paid property tax, harassing her to approach the government by retaining the receipt of tax payment. Greatly upset on hearing this, Siddaramaiah called the concerned BBMP officer, ordering that the officer look into the matter personally and ensure that the issue was resolved by Monday evening. The CM also told the BBMP officer to personally report the matter to him by evening.
A statement issued earlier by the Additional Chief Secretary to the CM had said that, 20 counters had been put up for receipt of the people's complaints, with two of the counters reserved for senior citizens and people with special needs. The complaints submitted by the people would be sorted and recorded online, department-wise. The applicants would be given acknowledgement letters before the CM heard their complaints, said the government statement had added.
The official had also sent circulars to all government officers at various levels, instructing them to attend the 'Janata Darshana'.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
