Yuva Jagruti Samavesha was an attempt to mislead youth'

Mangalore, May 25: The recent Yuva Jagruti Samavesha organized by BJP Yuva Morcha in the city was an attempt to achieve their political ends by misleading the youth to, opined former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty.

Addressing a press meet here, Mr Shetty said questioned the need to organize such a convention in Mangalore, when 123 taluks in the state were reeling under drought-like situation.

He also pointed out that the convention was not attended by majority of the youth from Dakshina Kannada, which clearly shows that the people of the district have lost faith in them.

Though the organisers had stated that one lakh youth will take part in the convention, the actual number of youth who took part was just 30,000. The convention was just an attempt to divide the society.

The BJP is filled with internal conflicts. The BJP manifesto had promised of 35 kg rice for the BPL families at the rate of Rs 2. However, the BPL families are getting only 4 kg rice. The houses for the flood victims are still a mirage.

Coming down heavily on the Global Investors Meet, he termed it as 'Golmal Investors Meet.'

He said the state has failed to chalk out any programmes for the unemployed. The number of unemployed youth are on the rise.

The withdrawal of the notification of the land for the MSEZ phase-II is against the interest of those farmers who were ready to give away their land for the industrial purpose.

He said more than 80 per cent of the farmers were ready to hand over the land. “After notifying the land and without taking up any development work, the government has withdrawn the notification.”