Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary slams Siddaramaiah, says he is curse to party
Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, Janardhan Poojary on Tuesday slammed former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly adding that he will finish the party and that high command has erred in handing more powers to him.
“Siddaramaiah is a curse to Congress party. He will finish the party off. The high command has erred in vesting more powers in him” Poojary said in a press conference on Tuesday in the city.
He also added that he will not attend the Congress’ manifesto release ceremony on November 6 for MCC election as Siddaramaiah will be releasing the manifesto of the party.
Vijay Kumar Shetty, Kallige Tharanath Shetty, Karunakar and Shashiraj were present in during the press conference.
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
