Coalition government is not alive: Jagadish Shettar
Bengaluru, November 23: “As the coalition government is economically bankrupt, the administration has completely collapsed. Even after six months of coming to power, this government is not existed. It is dead”, said former chief minister Jagadish Shettar.
Speaking to reporters at the office of the Opposition Leader at Vidhana Soudha here on Friday, he said that the government has no money to give pension to the employees. The bills worth Rs 6,000 crore were pending. It has not waived off Rs 46,000 crore farm loan as the state exchequer was empty, he said.
MLA Fund of Rs 2 crore should be released annually. But till date, the government has released just Rs 50 lakh. The development works were suspended. The government has no concerns towards the people, he alleged.
Not in a position to receive criticism
The Chief Minister was not in a position to receive the criticism in a sportive spirit. Opposition parties and media were not there to praise the Chief Minister. The Cooperative Minister has said that the government would collect the data of farm loan waiver beneficiaries. How long the government would take to do that work, he asked.
The state government has created a situation that sugarcane farmers have come to the streets. It was not fair to speak lightly on farmers who broke the lock of the gate during the protest. The government should solve the farmers problems first, he demanded.
Development is victim for prestige
For the individual prestige of Hassan, the government has been misusing the public tax money. The compromise politics of the coalition partners has been killing the development of the state, former minister CT Ravi blasted Minister HD Revanna.
The best example for such development was the government has released Rs 58 crore for establishing an engineering college at Mosale Hosahalli in Hassan. Though there were five engineering colleges including a government engineering college, even there was a shortage of students. When the situation was like that, what was the need to sanction another college for the district, he asked.
Publish White Paper
The government should publish a White Paper for the assurances it has made and the development works implemented. The government has not given priority to the drought and flood affected people, he said.
“I have no intention of contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha election. But if the party asks me to contest for strengthening the party, I am ready to contest against former prime minister HD Deve Gowda from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency”.
- CT Ravi, BJP Leader
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Congress’ Umesh Meti wins Bagalkot bypoll
Bagalkot: The Congress has secured a victory in the Bagalkot Assembly by-election, with its candidate Umesh Meti winning the seat after maintaining a lead from the first round of counting till the end.
The seat had fallen vacant following the death of sitting MLA H Y Meti. Umesh Meti, his son, has now been elected to the Assembly.
Party leaders attributed the victory to a combination of factors, including sympathy votes, the state government’s schemes, and campaign strategies led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and senior leader Satish Jarkiholi.
The Congress maintained a consistent lead throughout the counting process, eventually securing a decisive win in the constituency.
