Give opportunity for youth: Cong MLC candidate

February 17, 2012

Mangalore, February 17: Congress MLC candidate for South West Degree constituency Dinesh has expressed confidence that he would defeat his BJP rival D H Shankaramurthy, despite the fact that latter is a political veteran.

Addressing a press meet here on Friday Mr Dinesh said that it was time BJP give opportunity to the youth to represent the vibrant degree constituency.

Mr Dinesh alleged that Shankarmurthy has forgotten his duties and so far has not responded to the problems of the degree constituency.

He will continue to be the Council Chairman even if he wins the election. In this case, he will be nothing more than a caged tiger. With the responsibility of the Council, he will surely not be able to concentrate on the problems of the constituency which spans over five districts (Shimoga, Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu) and two taluks (Honnalli, Chadagiri in Dharwad).

Keeping forth his priorities, he said that preference for Kannadigas in Information Technology, Bio Technology sectors, uniform syllabus in State Universities, centralized evaluation system and recruitment of Law graduates in various legal fields including that of the post of the Sub Inspectors compulsorily will be his agenda for the constituency.

He said that in the constituency, there are over 10 lakh voters but the problem is with the enrollment of the voters, which is rather weak.

In Dakshina Kannada district, he said, only 8,000 voters have enrolled so far. The enrollment process is still on and importance will be given to publicity, he said.

Congress leaders Vijay Kumar Shetty, Ivan D'Souza among others were present at the press meet.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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