Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, May 30: Karnataka chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy, conducted his first public interaction with the people, 'Janaspandana' at his home office, 'Krishna' here on Tuesday May 29. There was rush for the programme where the chief minister received hundreds of petitions. Most of the requests were for reimbursement of medical expenses, employment, sanctioning of sites, financial assistance for building houses, and aid for higher education.
People came in droves from even far off districts like Bidar, Haveri, Davanagere, Mandya, Vijayapura and Kalaburagi. They explained about the woes they have been facing. Differently abled persons were given first preference. There were also requests seeking free entry into Vidhana Soudha for senior citizens.
In several cases, the chief minister directly called up deputy commissioners of the districts or top officials and instructed them to attend to the petitions. In other cases, he instructed his personal staff to address the issues mentioned.
The Janata Darshan was to begin at 10 am and people had come sufficiently early. It began three hours behind schedule. The people however were served with tea, buttermilk and biscuits by the chief minister's office.