Bengaluru, Oct 31 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, stated on Thursday that the Karnataka government was preparing a platform to remove all five guarantee schemes in a phased manner.
Speaking to reporters while campaigning in Channapatna Assembly constituency, Kumaraswamy said, “Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, stated during a programme that many women spoke to him about the Shakthi free travel scheme and told him that they were ready to pay the ticket price.”
“This is the first stage. It is a message that they are preparing a platform for removing all five guarantees in the state one after the other,” claimed Kumaraswamy.
“Is it possible that anyone would say that they do not have any financial issues and Shakthi free travel scheme for women should be stopped?” Kumaraswamy asked.
“Already they have placed guidelines for the Anna Bhagya scheme in which 10 kg of free rice is given for every member of a BPL family. In every taluk they are taking out 3,000 to 4,000 BPL cards. They have cancelled 20 lakh BPL cards in the state. This is nothing but an indication of withdrawing the guarantees one after the other,” Kumaraswamy stated.
He went on to state that the true colours would be revealed soon and that Karnataka was a resourceful state and its economy had suffered because of the flaws of the management.
“The people of the state have never rendered Karnataka’s treasury empty. But the present government is swindling money for different purposes and hence the state is facing a financial crunch,” he claimed.
When asked about cooperation by BJP leaders in the Channapatna bypolls, he stated, “The BJP leaders have taken up responsibilities with love and resolve to win the Channapatna seat, there is no pressure on them. The BJP and JD(S) alliance is not a temporary one. It had suffered a setback due to others and I have suffered because of the previous decision when the JD(S) had cut ties with the BJP. The people also had to suffer.”
“The alliance between the two parties will continue in future and all BJP leaders are working towards it. The BJP had asked C.P. Yogeshwara to contest on the party symbol but he went on to join the Congress and became their candidate,” he stated.
“Following this, the BJP leaders have decided to retain the seat for the NDA. The BJP workers and leaders are working in tandem towards it,” he added.
“The Congress government is going to fall on its own after the bypoll results are announced,” he claimed.
–IANS
mka/rad
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
