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Asking the Congress authorities not to shed crocodile tears implicit the problems of North Karnataka, the BJP has demanded a White Paper connected assurances by the authorities for the improvement of the portion successful the past 2 legislature sessions successful Belagavi and the presumption regarding their implementation, including details connected fiscal allocation.
Participating successful a statement successful the Assembly connected issues related to the improvement of North Karnataka, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok recalled that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had made a slew of promises successful the past 2 legislature sessions successful Belagavi. “He should present archer radical of North Karnataka however galore promises person been fulfilled done a White Paper,” helium said.
Review meetings
Though the Chief Minister had directed Ministers acrophobic to clasp fortnightly reviews of implementation of the promises and projects announced for North Karnataka, astir of them had not adjacent held a azygous reappraisal meeting, helium alleged, and demanded that they beryllium sacked from the Cabinet.
Describing the State government’s committedness to expanding the Almatti reservoir’s tallness from 519.6 to 524.26 metres by acquiring 73,603 acres, arsenic important to the improvement of North Karnataka, Mr. Ashok said the authorities had tally retired of funds to instrumentality up this project. The Finance Department had reportedly projected to rise funds by either stopping the warrant schemes oregon effecting a 20% chopped successful the budgets of each departments, helium claimed.
Education status
“In 2024-25, successful Kalyana Karnataka, 53 grade colleges and 5 Morarji Desai residential schools person reported zero results. The Chief Minister said helium would capable up 21,000 teacher posts, but that hasn’t happened. In this region, 50,244 children are malnourished. While the per capita income successful Bengaluru is ₹7 lakh, successful Kalaburagi it is ₹1.43 lakh,” helium said, and wondered wherever the funds allocated for the portion went.
He said that respective areas successful North Karnataka were reeling nether floods erstwhile confederate Karnataka was celebrating Dasara. Instead of trying to recognize the seriousness by travelling by road, the Chief Minister had taken up an aerial survey of the affected areas then, helium said.
Distress sales
Later successful the day, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra spoke astir the distress of farmers and the government’s indifference. He said that though a MSP of ₹2,400 per quintal has been fixed, farmers were selling their nutrient astatine ₹1,600 to ₹1,700 per quintal.
Expelled BJP subordinate Basanagouda R. Patil Yatnal took objection to the Chair permitting lone members from South Karnataka to talk connected North Karnataka issues.
