Panchayat reservation list announced in a hurry, says Minister
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Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the State Election Commission hurriedly asserting the reservation list for zilla panchayat and taluk panchayat posts.
Speaking to presspersons right here, Mr. Eshwarappa stated that the State Cabinet held a assembly in this regard and in addition wrote to the Election Commission requesting it too postpone the announcement of reservation fearing the additional unfold of COVID-19, however the Election Commission turned down the federal government’s request.
“The State government had no other motive in seeking postponement of the poll process but people in rural areas have been affected the most due to the pandemic; however, the government is ready to conduct the poll exercise anytime,” the Minister stated.
Rumours
Accusing the Opposition events of spreading rumours about change of management in the State, Mr. Eshwarappa stated that Congress chief Siddaramaiah is beneath the phantasm of turning into the chief minister once more. The different leaders in the Congress, together with KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar representing Vokkaliga neighborhood, G. Parameshwara from Scheduled Castes, M.B. Patil representing the Lingayat neighborhood and Tanveer Sait from the minority, are additionally daydreaming of turning into chief minister. They all appear to be searching for a black cat in a darkish room the place none exists, he added.
“The Congress will never come to power in the State, as people have rejected Siddaramaiah (he was defeated in his home constituency Chamundeshwari in the 2018 Assembly elections),” Mr. Eshwarappa remarked.
Reacting to the remarks made by Congress chief B.K. Hariprasad that BJP leaders are educated in “Nagpur University”, a reference to the RSS, the Minister stated: “We are proud to be trained in Nagpur University [RSS]” and requested the Congress leaders “whether they are trained in ‘Italy University’.”
The Minister additionally clarified that ₹1,200 crore funds sanctioned to take up works beneath Rural Development and Panchayat Raj that was straight transferred to legislators has been allotted to the division.
Mr. Eshwarappa stated that he’ll go to Delhi on July 12 to satisfy Union Minister for Jal Shakti (Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation) to debate water assets administration and Jal Jeevan Mission in rural areas.
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