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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (DV)
Mangaluru, May 23: "The state health minister U T Khader has insulted the people of Dakshina Kannada and the religious heads by his statement in favour of the Yettinahole project. Religious heads and people irrespective of religion supported the bandh called on, demanding an end to the ongoing Yettinahole project. Hence U T Khader must apologize to the people of the district for his statements in favour of the Yettinahole project as they have hurt the feelings of the people of the district," said Vijay Kumar Shetty, president of Nethravati Rakshana Samyuktha Samiti.
Shetty was addressing a press meet on Monday May 23.
"People from his own constituency supported the bandh and it was successful. Nethravati Rakshana Samyuktha Samithi condemns his statement. The project Paschima Vahini may not be effective for the people of Dakshina Kannada. There is no proper knowledge about the Paschima Vahini project," he added.
He further said, "Along with Oscar Fernandes and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel we will meet all the political party state leaders like Yeddyurappa, Dr Parameshwara, and Kumaraswamy and convince them about this project which will harm the district. We will finally meet the CM. The committee is also planning various anti Yettinahole programmes in Bengaluru."
Slamming U T Khader on his statement in favour of Yettinahole, activist M G Hegde said, "Khader should not mislead people. Why can he not write a letter to the CM in favour of the people of Dakshina Kannada, explaining the problems of the people and the harm caused by the project and ask him to re-examine it. Also, why is Khader so interested in this project?"
Dinakar Shetty said, "We will speak to Dr D Veerendra Heggade and Pejawar Shri about this project."
Dinakar Shetty also said "Khader is making a controversial statement on the Yettinahole project just to make the people to forget the allegations made on him on the drug scam,. This is condemnable."
Former deputy mayor Purshotham Chitrapura, Shashiraj Shetty Kolambe, Anand Adyar and others were present.