Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (HB)

Udupi, Aug 20: Udupi District Congress Committee staged a protest in front of tahsildar office, Bannanje here on Thursday, August 20, condemning the amendments to Karnataka Land Reforms Act and Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act.

Former minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that, “Coronavirus is a boon for BJP to indulge in corruption. During the period of Devaraj Urs, he provided land for real land owners. But now, the BJP government is trying to take away lands from the cultivator of the land by amending Land Reform Act. It is implementing amendments through various orders which is against democracy.

“Instead of thinking about protecting labourers, BJP government is planning to make money. BJP is also involved in corruption in purchasing medical equipment.

“Former chief minister Siddaramaiah urged the government to provide report on expenditure involved in purchasing medical equipment. But the government did not give any clarification. There is heavy corruption in purchase of medical equipment. This case should be handed over for judicial investigation to have fair and transparent probe,” he said.

Ashok Kumar Kodavoor, district president, District Congress Committee said, “Karnataka government has released Rs 4,167 crores from eight different departments. BJP’s planning and Acts are made for the rich class. Amendments should be made after taking public opinion and should not be a single-sided decision. Cultivator of the land is the owner of the land. But the BJP led government is going to make huge changes in the Act, which is not right and against the interests of the public.”

U R Sabhapati, M A Gafoor, Dinesh Putran, Deviprasad Shetty, Harish Kini, Vishwas Amin, Bhaskar Rao Kediyur, Bhujanga Shetty, Prakhyath Shetty, Shabbir Ahmad, Geetha Vagle, Annayya Sherigar, Kirthi Shetty, Veronica Cornelio, Dr Sunitha Shetty, Roshini Olivera, Ramadevi, Nithyananda Shetty, Shashidhar Shetty Yellur Sakaram, Udyavar Nagesh Kumar, Mahabala Kundar, Krishnamurthy Acharya, Ismail Athrady, Janardhan Bhandarkar, Yatish Karkera, Ramesh Kanchan, Meenakshi Madhav Bannanje, Ramathulla,, Harish Shetty Pangala, Prabhakar Acharya, Ganeshraj Saralebettu and others were present.

Udupi District Congress Committee leaders handed over a copy of memorandum to Udupi tahsildar Pradeep Kurdekar at tahsildar office.