Laxman Savadi likely to join Congress, says development of his constituency top priority
Belagavi: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Thursday addressed a massive rally of his supporters in Athani, a day after he said he had quit the BJP after being denied the ticket for the upcoming Karnataka Elections.
Addressing the rally, Savadi said he would join a party that would assure him of the development in his constituency Athani.
He also added that he would meet leaders of both Congress and the JD(s) and would take a call on joining either of them after discussing the development of his Athani.
“If they both fail to assure me of development of this constituency, I will contest the election as an independent candidate,” he said adding that he was dumped from the post of Dy.CM without being informed about the same and that the party had forced him to quit with such moves.
However, reports suggested Savadi was travelling to Bengaluru on Friday along with a Congress leader and was expected to join Congress on late Friday or Saturday.
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Karnataka fast-tracks investment approvals, cuts red tape across key clearances: Minister Patil
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Saturday said the state government has fast-tracked approvals for investment projects and taken measures to cut red tape.
He said that since 2022, Karnataka has approved 2,028 projects worth Rs 5.11 lakh crore, which could create 7.16 lakh jobs.
Of these, Rs 69,564 crore has already been realised, generating 1.06 lakh jobs, he added.
“Karnataka fast-tracks approvals, cuts red tape,” the Minister for Large & Medium Industries said.
“Clear results of our government’s push to speed up approval processes are now evident. Not only have investment agreements been secured, but effective implementation is also underway,” he said in a post on X.
He added that simplified and swift approval processes are boosting investor confidence and providing greater impetus to industrial growth across the state.
“Karnataka’s investment-friendly environment is further strengthened by its culture of ease of doing business,” he said.
Noting that Karnataka is fast-tracking approvals and aligning departments and districts for on-ground delivery, the minister said: “We have overhauled 18 key approvals, cutting land use change clearance time from 120 to 45 days, fire NOC from 60 to 21 days, factory plan approvals from 30 to 14 days, and electrical approvals to just 10 days.”
In a competitive landscape, Karnataka is acting decisively to ensure faster decisions, fewer delays, and a truly pro-industry ecosystem, he added.
