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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Jul 7: "BJP will remain as an opposition party for the next five years and the coalition government will successfully complete the full term," said MLC Ivan D'souza.
He was addressing the media here on Saturday, July 7.
"Local BJP MLAs are raising voices and disappointment claiming that coalition government has completely neglected coastal district in the recent budget and they protested over the same. While presenting the budget, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said that this is the continuation of the budget that was presented earlier by the then chief minister Siddaramaiah in the month of February 2018,” he added.
"I am not against their protest if thet ask more for the district. But I totally disagree with their claim that the government has totally neglected the coastal belt. It is a continued budget. BJP is losing patience. Where development is concerned, patience is the key. Within a few days of forming of the present coalition government, they are claiming that the government is not in favour of people and not fulfilled the aspirations of the people in the budget. I feel that they are not patient enough,” he said.
"Nowhere in the constitution, it is mentioned that the party which has the least majority cannot run the government and need 113 seats to be on the majority. We have also given the chance for BJP to prove their majority in floor test, in which they failed. BJP will remain as the opposition for the next five years. By opposing and protesting, they feel that they can come back to power. I am confident that this coalition government will successfully complete its five-year term," Ivan concluded.
"When Yeddyurappa took the oath and arrived at the floor test, he was wearing a green shawl by which he wanted to prove that he stands with the farmers. Chief Minister Kumaraswamy announced that every farmer household will get Rs 2 lac waiver. Due to this crop loan waiver scheme of Rs 34,000 crore, farmers will be benefitted greatly. Will not the agriculture development, based on Israel model, worth Rs 150 crore, benefit the coastal farmers?" questioned Ivan D'Souza.
He also said, "In the earlier budget presented by the former chief minister Siddaramaiah, in the month of February 2018, he has announced a lot of projects for the coastal district. Kumaraswamy has announced the continued budget which did not have enough projects for the coastal belt."