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CM inaugurates Indoor Sports Complex in Ajjarkad

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August 20, 2011

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Udupi, August 20: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on his first visit to Udupi after assuming the charge as the CM on Saturday, inaugurated the District level Indoor Sports Complex, built at a cost of Rs 3 crore at Ajjarkad, here.

He also laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Swimming Pool at Ajjarkad and for the installation of 32 feet height granite statue of Madhwacharya, carrying the idol of lord Krishna, at Malpe beach.

Speaking on the occasion Mr Gowda announced Rs 1 crore each for the construction of Swimming Pool and laying synthetic track at the Mahathma Gandhi Stadium, Ajjarkad. He said that Karnataka has the highest number of stadiums with synthetic tracks.

Earlier speaking to press persons Mr Gowda refused to comment to Yedyurappa's statement that he would become the Chief Minister in another five months.

“It is a rule that CM shall be the member of either of the legislative houses by six months. At present, I have not thought of contesting elections. This month my priority would be set right the administrative machinery. Once it gets moving, after discussing with the party high command, I can think of it”, he said.

Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat presided over the programme.

Fisheries Minister Anand Asnotikar, Higher Education Minister DR VS Acharya, Lalaji R Mendon, Laxminarayana, Kota Srinivas Poojary, Ganesh Karnik, Kiran Kumar, Katapady Shankar Poojary and others were present.

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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