Give me one chance to rule Karnataka; I have lot of plans...: HDK

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Launching a direct interaction with members of his social media platforms and his followers on Saturday, former chief minister and Janata Dal (S) State President H D Kumaraswamy exhorted them to give him one chance to rule Karnataka.

The interaction is on at Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Bengaluru, and it is expected to go up to 9 pm. He is taking questions from the audience and replying. The program is titled, Kumara Patha, meaning the Kumar’s path.

Not less than 2,000 youngsters, mostly his followers, have assembled at the venue. Like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kumaraswamy is making concerted efforts to make himself available on social media platforms.

He has created personal accounts on facebook and twitter to keep in touch with his followers and also interact with them. He has a team of 35 youngsters to help him in the task of being active on social media. All these and more are done keeping the 2018 assembly elections in view. A follower of Kumaraswamy called from the US to wish him.

Kumarawamy, during the inauguration, explained what his party would do for the state if it wins the 2018 assembly elections. While answering a host of questions, the JD (S) leader said his priority would be for both agriculture and employment generation. The state is increasingly dependent on irrigation. A lot needs to be done to help farmers.

“If I become the chief minister, I will reserve one crore jobs to Kannadigas. Students are the future of this country and they would be the focal point of administration,” he said.

As in the past, he said regional parties can do justice to Karnataka. Global leaders should emerge from this state. “I have lot of plans to create an environment where youngsters can do well. You have given opportunity for the Congress and BJP to rule this state. Similarly, you can try me once, isn’t?,” he asked.

His program is going live on his Facebook - Namma Kumara Anna and it is being telecast live on his family owned channel Kasturi. The JD (S), despite being branded as a rural party, has not shunned making its presence on social media. Kumaraswamy’s office from many years is sending voice mail of his speeches and bytes to media houses. But he used to be active only during elections. But on May 14 this year when he entered social media world afresh, he announced that he continue to be active and interact with his followers this time.