Udupi: CM Siddaramaiah accepts public request letters; people request for a govt medical college
Udupi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who was on his visit to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi for the first time after getting elected in the second term, accepted request letters from more than 100 people at the Udupi Deputy Commissioner’s office premises.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Udupi Coastal Youth Club led by psychiatrist Dr. P.V. Bhandari submitted a request to the Chief Minister that a government medical college should be provided to Udupi district instead of a private partnership government medical college.
“It has been 25 years since the district came into existence, and we still don't have a government medical college, which is a tragedy. Koppal district, which was simultaneously formed with Udupi district, got a government medical college in 2013. However, Udupi has not been fortunate to have the medical college. The people of the Udupi district need a government medical college with all the facilities and not a private or PPP (Public Private Partnership) based medical college. Keeping in mind the welfare of the underprivileged, the decision to construct a government medical college in the district must be taken,” urged the delegation in a request letter to the CM. Ashok, Sandesh Shetty Nithin and Satya Devadiga were present in the delegation.
Similarly, a delegation from the 'Dalita Sangharsh Samithigala Aikya Horata Samithi,’ also submitted a request letter to the Chief Minister. Many other associations and organizations also submitted request letters to the Chief Minister, seeking resolutions to various social issues, to problems faced by students, women, and elderly individuals.
Minister Laxmi Hebbalakar, Mankal Vaidya, Deputy Commissioner Vidya Kumari were present during the program. In the meantime, tight police presence was arranged at the premises in view of the CM’s program.
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Ramdas Athawale backs Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM; says Shinde can shift to Centre
New Delhi, Nov 26: RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale, a key BJP ally, on Tuesday called for a quick decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra and suggested that incumbent Eknath Shinde should shift to the Centre as a Union minister.
Addressing a press conference here, Athawale also backed senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister of Maharashtra, contending that the saffron party won the maximum number of seats in the 288-member Assembly and should have the right to the top executive post in the state.
He said a peculiar situation has arisen in Maharashtra where BJP leaders want Fadnavis as the chief minister, while Shiv Sena leaders want Shinde to continue in the post, citing the good work he has done over the last two and a half years.
Athawale, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, said NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has declared that he was not in the race for the chief minister.
"We need to resolve this matter, without any further delay. The election results were announced on November 23 and we should have had the oath of the new chief minister on November 26, the Constitution Day," Athawale said.
Backing Fadnavis for the post of chief minister, Athawale said Shinde can become the deputy chief minister or shift to the Centre and join the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Athawale said his RPI(A) has a presence in every part of the state, but unfortunately lost the two seats -- Dharavi and Kalina -- offered to it in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
He demanded that an RPI member be made an MLC and a minister in the state government.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections winning 235 seats in the 288-member House. The BJP won 132 seats, followed by Shinde-led Shiv Sena (57) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP (41). Smaller parties, who are part of the alliance, won five seats.
