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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Nov 9: Mangaluru South MLA D Vedavyasa Kamath, denied allegations made by former MLA, J R Lobo, that housing project at Shaktinagar in the city was stalled due to obstacles created by BJP.
He was responding to the allegation made by former MLA of the constituency, J R Lobo, that BJP had stalled the said housing project.
Addressing the media here on Friday November 8, Vedavyasa Kamath said, "J R Lobo did not seek any permission from the forest department to allot the said land for the project, as it belonged to deemed forest. BJP never obstructed housing project at Shaktinagar. Let Lobo confess to his mistakes. I will definitely help in resolving the issue."
He also said," Congress party has never met the promises made by it in the last election's manifesto and I want to know on what basis they are seeking votes from the public. In the last election manifesto, they mentioned about drinking water facilities, IT Park, cable free city etc but these have not been met as mentioned in the manifesto. When Congress was in power they hiked property tax four times and they never fulfilled their promises made in the manifesto and they have no right to seek votes from the public."
He also said, "I do not know who prepared this year's Congress manifesto, but BJPs manifesto was prepared in consultation with the general public."
BJP leaders Bhaskarchandra Shetty, Prabha Malini, Jithendra Kottary and Sanjay Prabhu were present at the press meet.