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Supporters of immoderate leaders successful North Kannada districts are disappointed implicit their leaders not being made Ministers successful the D.K. Shivakumar-led Congress authorities successful the State.
In a missive to AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Kannada organisations person demanded the inclusion of H.K. Patil successful the 2nd circular of Cabinet expansion.
“The exclusion of elder person H.K. Patil from the Cabinet tin harm the interests of the State, its connection and borders. Not including him successful the Cabinet has travel arsenic a daze to us. It has caused large disappointment to the radical of North Karnataka, particularly to the residents of borderline areas and pro-Kannada organizations. Including him successful the Cabinet volition nonstop a connection to the radical that determination is inactive country for value-based authorities successful Karnataka Congress,” the missive said.
“It was connected the insistence of Kannada organisations and residents of borderline areas that past Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appointed H.K. Patil arsenic Minister in-charge of borderline areas issues. He was re-appointed successful 2023. He studied the issues successful extent and held wide-ranging discussions with each stakeholders. It was Mr. Patil’s proposal that led to the State authorities sanctioning schools successful borderline villages wherever determination were nary Kannada superior and secondary schools. He besides released ₹50 lakh for Rajyotsava celebrations successful Belagavi. Keeping Mr. Patil distant from the Ministry volition nonstop a incorrect connection to the people. H.K. Patil’s father, K.H. Patil served arsenic Minister in-charge of borderline areas successful the Devaraj Urs authorities successful 1973,” said convenor of the cardinal committee of Kannada organisations Ashok Chandargi.
“We are upset that our person has not been accommodated,” said Basavaraj Naganur, a protagonist of MLA Laxman Savadi.
He said that respective supporters of Mr. Savadi crossed Athani constituency were upset that their person has not been made a Minister. “We request that helium beryllium included successful the Ministry arsenic soon arsenic possible,” helium said.
Some members of the District Congress Committee consciousness that determination are respective deserving leaders successful Belagavi district. A leader, who did not privation to beryllium named, said that helium is hoping that elder leaders similar Laxmi Hebbalkar and Mahantesh Koujalagi volition articulation the Cabinet.
“We are disappointed, naturally. We anticipation they volition beryllium included successful the adjacent circular of Cabinet expansion,” helium said.
On Thursday, Minister Satish Jarkiholi said that Belagavi territory should get 2 Ministers, portion a 3rd 1 volition beryllium an added advantage.
Minister M.B. Patil said connected Wednesday that determination is simply a request for different Ministerial station for Vijayapura district. He past requested the enactment precocious bid to fulfil the request of the people.
He told his followers successful Bengaluru that six Congress MLAs person been elected from Vijayapura and that the territory required higher representation.
“I person personally requested our precocious bid to supply different Ministerial station for the improvement of the district. I anticipation it volition beryllium fulfilled successful the adjacent Cabinet expansion,” helium said.
