Bangalore: Minorities not repaying loans is okay, part of development process: KPCC chief

Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore

Bangalore, Oct 6: With Lok Sabha elections not far away, the state Congress seems to be firing all guns in a bid to woo the minorities. At a Congress workshop here on Saturday October 5, KPCC chief Dr Parameshwar even went as far as to say that it would be okay for minorities to not repay loans taken from the government.

Terming such non-repayment of loans by people as 'part of the development process' Parameshwar said that many people take loans from government and do not repay, ending up cheating the government of huge sums of money, and therefore, it is not a big deal if minorities do it too.

He suggested that Karnataka Minorities Developement Corporation give big amounts going into several lacs of rupees as loans to people from the minority community. "Let them dupe if they want to. Many officials and other people have cheated the government of thousands of crores. It is all a part of the development process," he said.

Reacting to the statement, state BJP president Prahlad Joshi said that Congress is taking the minorities for a ride by making such statements. "It is nothing new for Congress," he said.

Former chief minister and KJP chief B S Yeddyurappa slammed the statement and said that it was irresponsible of a person holding a such a high office in the state to make statements just to appease the minorities. "It sends a wrong signal to the people and gives bad impression about the government," he said.