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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated the State government’s committedness to redressing the determination imbalance successful North Karnataka and said that his authorities has acted according to its words. He besides promised to merchandise further grants for the 3rd signifier of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP).
He was addressing a nationalist gathering aft laying the instauration chromatic for the Bagalkot Medical College and Research Institute and inaugurating assorted improvement works successful Bagalkot connected Saturday (March 14). The Chief Minister besides initiated the process of compensation disbursal to farmers whose lands are being acquired for the 3rd signifier of the project.
Mr. Siddaramaiah besides said that it was due to the fact that of the efforts of H.Y. Meti, MLA and erstwhile Minister, that the authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Bagalkot was established. “The announcement regarding constitution of the aesculapian assemblage was made successful the 2025 Budget and now, the instauration chromatic has been laid. It has got thing to bash with the by-election,” helium clarified.
The Chief Minister said that aft Congress came to powerfulness successful the State, assorted districts person been getting developed done respective projects. “We program to found a aesculapian assemblage and trauma centre successful each district. The constitution process is already nether mode successful 25 districts. Next year, steps volition beryllium taken to found a ace speciality infirmary here,” helium noted.
‘Far from truth’
The Chief Minister stated that the BJP’s allegation astir the authorities not having funds for improvement was acold from the truth. “We person fixed adjacent precedence to warrant schemes and development. Every ₹50,000 crore is being spent for warrant schemes and truthful far, ₹1.22 lakh crore has been spent. Although the BJP was successful powerfulness for 4 years, it ne'er thought of establishing aesculapian assemblage successful Bagalkot. Only creating animosity connected the ground of religion and caste is their mala fide intention,” helium pointed out.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the BJP ne'er showed involvement towards disbursing compensation for the onshore acquired for UKP and consequently, the farmers did not travel guardant to portion with their lands. “But now, the Congress authorities has decided to springiness compensation to the farmers astatine 1 go. In this year’s Budget, a full of ₹3,000 crore has been earmarked for the 3rd signifier of UKP. This apart, steps volition beryllium taken to allocate further funds. Farmers who travel guardant voluntarily to springiness up their lands volition beryllium fixed ₹40 lakh for irrigated farmland and ₹30 lakh for arid land. However, BJP leaders are engaged successful spreading canards,” helium alleged.
The Chief Minister said that a compensation amounting to ₹446 crore volition beryllium disbursed for acquiring 900 acres successful 8 villages nether UKP.
He went connected to allege that portion the Congress authorities is fulfilling its words, the Union government, successful spite of repeated requests, had not fixed permissions for the State’s irrigation and drinking h2o projects, including UKP, Mahadayi and others.
The Chief Minister besides claimed that portion a gazette notification was issued for the irrigation task successful Gujarat contempt being successful dispute, a gazette notification was not being issued for UKP, though determination is nary ineligible dispute. Similarly, clearances are not being fixed for the Mahadayi project, though determination is nary lawsuit earlier the court, helium said.
A.P. pressurising Centre: DKS
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that Andhra Pradesh is pressurising the Union government to not assistance support for onshore acquisition for the 3rd signifier of UKP and now, Maharashtra is besides opposing the project. “In bid to contiguous the crushed reality, we are going to Delhi connected Tuesday (March 17) and volition conscionable each MPs,” helium said.
On Saturday (March 14), Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. Shivakumar visited the Sri Jagadguru Siddarameshwar Mahasamsthana Bovi Guru Peetha astatine Navanagar successful Bagalkot and sought the blessings of the seer.
