Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Oct 3: Union minister, D V Sadananda Gowda, said that if anyone thinks that he can build the nation by evoking thunderous response from the audience by delivering speeches branding ministers as beggars, ministers are sitting pretty, none of the 25 MPs from Karnataka are doing anything, etc, he is wrong. He also reminded that Mahatma Gandhi had said that those who spread rumours are traitors. "Perhaps these people fall in this category. Provoking people through speeches and tweets is unwarranted," he added.
The central government's failure to release any relief to the flood-affected regions of north Karnataka has given rise to Namo Brigade guide, Chakravarti Sulibele, criticizing MPs from Karnataka and singling out union minister, Sadananda Gowda for failing to get central grants for flood relief.
"I pity the people who have been giving false information to the people by spreading unsubstantiated stories about the compensation amount for the flood-affected regions. Union finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has already given information about the reports prepared by the state about the immediate funds needed for flood-affected areas, intermediate relief, and long term relief plans," Gowda said in a tweet.
He said that the state government under the leadership of chief minister, Yediyurappa, has already undertaken the work of providing immediate relief to the affected people. The union government will announce about the compensation for intermediate and long term compensation based on reports soon, he stated.
Sadananda Gowda said in his tweet that differences of opinion and criticisms, critical evaluation etc are natural phenomenon in a democracy but one has to understand the limits within which he should confine himself. If people indulge in personal vilification, I cannot go on replying, he responded. "The affected people are our own. Their welfare and future are our responsibility. We have wiped their tears," he stated.
In his tweet, Sulibele said that the entire state feels pity about Gowda for branding people of north Karnataka affected by the floods as those who mislead others. "Never forget that the ministerial position has been gifted to you by the people in the form of alms. What is the use of the compensation if it does not come even after floods recede and people are trying to revert to their normal activities?" he wanted to know.
Former union minister, MP and senior BJP leader, Ramesh Jigajinagi, took exception to the word, 'alms' used by Sulibele. He said that the MPs are not beggars and Lok Sabha members are not people on the street.
Speaking to media persons at Vijayapura on Wednesday October 2, he said that MPs too have self respect and they too are human beings. "We know that providing relief is like our own house work, and we are totally involved with it. The central government has not said that it will not provide funds for flood relief. All of us have been in touch with the concerned and hope to get funds soon," he stated.
As Sulibele continued to attack him personally, Sadananda Gowda has since blocked him in twitter, it is gathered.