Somanna, Khandre have heated argument over sanction of houses
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Minister alleges bogus beneficiaries in Bhalki; Cong. chief counters cost
Housing Minister V. Somanna’s assertion about sanction of 17,000 houses for Bhalki constituency in Bidar below housing schemes of the State authorities and allocation of 43% of houses to “bogus beneficiaries” sparked off heated arguments between the Minister and Congress member Eshwar Khandre, who represents the constituency.
In reply to Mr. Khandre’s cost about lack of progress within the Housing Department within the State, in the course of the debate on the Governor’s handle within the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Mr. Somanna stated the Congress chief acquired sanctioned 17,000 houses in a single yr in the course of the earlier Congress authorities and 43% of the beneficiaries have been “fake”.
Six panchayat growth officers had been suspended and a probe was ordered to search out irregularities within the execution of housing schemes within the constituency, he stated. Mr. Somanna stated that as a substitute officers of the taluk, Mr. Khadre himself issued sanction orders for development of houses.
Mr. Khandre countered Mr. Somanna’s fees, and stated the Minister was “manufacturing lies” and the federal government upfront mobilised funds and paid ₹200 crore for builders for development of houses in Bengaluru. But the Housing Ministry has no cash to pay the poor for the development of houses, Mr. Khandre stated.
Irked over Mr. Khadre’s assertion, Mr. Somanna stoutly denied the fees. Mr. Somanna stated the Siddaramaiah-led authorities had determined to assemble 18 lakh houses within the State with an estimate of ₹35,800 crore. But the Congress authorities launched solely ₹10,000 crore and there was scarcity of funds over ₹20,000 crore.
The former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took exception to Mr. Somanna’s assertion and stated greater than three lakh houses have been constructed in the course of the Congress regime yearly as towards simply two lakh houses over the last two years of the BJP authorities.
Mr. Khandre challenged Mr. Somanna to conduct the probe into sanction of houses and stated he would stop membership of the House if proved responsible. Tempers cooled down when the Speaker appealed to each the Minister and Mr. Khandre to cease levelling fees towards one another.
