Silvester D' Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (EP)
Kundapur, May 15: “The state government has completely failed in all the sectors even after four years since it came to power. The government led by Siddaramaiah which has secured first place in corruption in the country in its tuglaq rule is dead for the poor,” said BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa. He was speaking in the conference of BJP activists held by Byndoor BJP unit in Trasi.
“The government could not spend 60 per cent amount set aside in the budget. The Union government is providing Annabhagya rice for Rs 30 per kg and the state government is spending only at the rate of Rs 3 on rice and Rs 2 on wheat. The true colors of the state government will be out if the Union government stops release of ration. The law and order situation in the state has become worse. As many as 6,521 murders have taken place after the state government came to power,” he said.
“Congress government has no moral right to speak about Ambedkar. Everybody knows the way Congress reacted when Ambedkar died. People of backward class and tribe should understand this,” he added.
“BJP should come to power to effect change. There can be elections any time. We should be prepared for it. Our aim should be to secure more than 150 seats in the state. We should win in all the five constituencies in Udupi,” he said.
Lawlessness in the state
Opposition party chief whip Sunil Kumar speaking on the occasion said that maximum suicides have occurred during the rule of the state government. “More than 2,000 farmers have committed suicides. There was assault on DC in Udupi. Neither the state government nor the district in-charge minister has taken the initiative to take appropriate action. There is no security for officials in the state. The activists should not forget the bitter incidents that occurred during the rule of the present government. Suitable lesson should be taught to Congress during the next elections,” he said.
Food minister wants to run chappal shop - Kota Srinivasa Poojary
MLC Kota Srinivasa Poojary said that former Chief Ministers Urs, Ramakrishna Hegde, S M Krishna and Yeddyurappa have remained in the minds of people. “The state government has completely failed to provide basic necessities to the poor. The food minister in the Vidhan Parishad says that there is no problem of ration cards. More than six thousand ration cards are blocked in Udupi. The food minister intends to run a food shop or Chappal shop after blocking ration cards,” he asked wryly.
State executive member B M Sukumar Shetty delivered the key note address. Radhika Pai who stood first in the recent PUC examinations and Ranjitha who secured 4th position in SSLC were felicitated on the occasion. BJP state president Yeddyurappa was felicitated by Byndoor BJP unit.
BJP district president Mattaru Ratnaker Hegde, former president Thingale Vikramarjuna Hegde, former MP Jayaprakash Hegde, former MLA Laxminarayana, Raghupathi Bhat, Lalaji Mendon, Udayakumar Shetty, Suresh Shetty, Kiran Kodgi, Yashpal Suvarna, Kundapur Mandal BJP president Suresh Shetty Kadooru, backward class morcha district president Rajesh Kaveri, Kiran Kumar, Shamala Kunder, Geethanjali Suvarna, Byndoor block chief secretary Deepak Kumar Shetty, executive member Raghavendra Nempu, taluk panchayat president Jayashree Mogaveera, Zilla panchayat member Babu Shetty, Suresh Batwady, Shobha G Putran, Shanker Poojary, Taranatha Shetty and presidents of different Morchas were present.
MLA Haladi Srinivasa Shetty remained seated in the last row of the audience despite requests to come forward.
Earlier, Byndoor Mandal president Sadananda Uppinakudru welcomed the gathering. Women's morcha president Priyadarshini Devadiga proposed the vote of thanks. Balachandra Bhat compered the programme.