Mangalore, May 24: The BJP has alleged the new Congress government in Karnataka of not just bringing in a string of policies which are against the interest of the people but also resorting to taking revenge on the former BJP government.
Addressing a news conference on Friday, BJP national vice-president and former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda said that the Congress government, within no time of coming to power has taken several sudden decision, most of which are aim to take revenge on the BJP.
“In circumstances when the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his cabinet of ministers had undertaken the string of decisions which would create confusion among the people in the state, the party could not no longer stay mum. The creation of 43 new taluks in the state has been a long-pending demand of the people, which the new government has decided to reconsider. This decision of halting the creation of new taluks such as Moodbidri and Kadaba in Dakshina Kannada and also other districts, will put the state into a bigger confusion. The creation of the taluks must be a priority of any government that comes to power in the state. A sum of Rs 2 – 2.5 crore is sufficient to provide basic resources to each taluk, and hence an allocation of Rs 100 crore for 43 taluks should be included in the second budget to be proposed by the CM,” he said.
Restoration of cow-slaughter prevention act
Condemning the new government's decision to restore the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act of 1964, he said that anti-cow slaughter policy proposed by the former BJP government had been done so after much discussion and debate.
The anti-cow slaughter policy is present in seven other states, including those ruled by the Congress. Restoring the Act of 1964 would hurt the sentiments of the majority of the people in the state, which is why it should not be implemented in the state, he said, urging the CM to implement the anti-cow slaughter bill proposed by the previous BJP-led government.
'Cheap liquor will harm families'
Welcoming the decision of the state government to provide rice at Rs 1 per kilogram to BPL families, he said that the BJP opposed the CM's statement to provide cheap liquor to the poor families as this move will affect the poor families.
Donation of grants to Mutts
Condemning the chief minister Siddaramaiah's statement on bringing temples and Mutts under government control, he said that temples like the Mahabaleshwar temple in Gokarna and Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi belonged to the people and could not be brought under the control of the government.
Bringing temples and Mutts under government control will create more problems, and the government should not interfere in religious matters, he said, adding that the BJP would go on agitation against the state government if this was implemented. He also said that the present government should not work by undoing all the doings of the previous government and ruling according to their will and wish.
He advised the CM to give priority to the problem of drinking water scarcity in the state, and immediately release Rs 1,000 crore to Zilla Panchayats to mitigate it.
He also said that the members of the party had been travelling to various districts in the state and readying the people as well as party workers for the next Lok Sabha elections.
'Jail Bharo'
District BJP president Padmanabha Kottary said that the district unit would organise 'Jail Bharo' programme on May 27 against corruption of the UPA government, price rise and security of the country.
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