Former CM Siddaramaiah warns Yediyurappa against cancelling people-friendly schemes
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday warned Yediyurappa led BJP government against cancelling people-friendly schemes initiated by his government.
Yediyurappa on Saturday morning took to Twitter and added that Congress will not take any such anti-people moves lightly.
"If the Yediyurappa government cancels/alters schemes initiated by us it can have serious setbacks," Yediyurappa wrote in the tweet.
In the flood review meeting Yediyurappa had sought advice from officials about managing funds for flood relief and rehabilitation, wherein the officials had suggested cutting down benefits of a few schemes.
Earlier, KPCC Chief, Dinesh Gundu Rao had also warned Yediyurappa against making any such moves, and had added that previous governments had dealt with flood situations like this without cutting down benefits of schemes meant for poor.
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.@BJP4Karnataka govt is either downsizing or neglecting few pro-people schemes that was started by our govt. Such move shall be condemned & wide-spread protests have to be carried out to protect the interests of common man.@INCKarnataka
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
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These are the schemes that is acting as a buffer support in this economic slowdown which is a result of @narendramodi's shortsighted & careless approach towards policy making.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) August 17, 2019
Any effect to our pro-poor schemes shall disturb the livelihood of many families.@INCKarnataka
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At least three people killed in gas cylinder explosion in Andhra Pradesh
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): At least three people were killed in a gas cylinder explosion in Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday, an official said.
A powerful explosion led to the demolition of two houses at Kammaravaripalli village, according to Superintendent of Police S Satish.
"At least three people died when a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Kammaravaripalli village in Kadiri mandal at around 12.30 pm,” Satish told PTI.
He said that the workers from Telangana were living in that house where the explosion occurred.
