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Siddaramaiah Backs D.K. Shivakumar Government After 100 Days
Karnataka’s government has completed 100 days under Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah praised the government and said it was moving in the right direction.
He said governments must keep their promises and remain accountable to people.
Siddaramaiah highlighted five Congress welfare schemes that he said were fully implemented in the first year.
These schemes cost about Rs 52,000 crore each year.
He asked the government to continue helping poor people and other disadvantaged groups.
He also criticized the BJP’s protest march, calling it mainly a political campaign.
Siddaramaiah said Karnataka must take action to help drought-hit areas, even while seeking assistance from the Centre.
Siddaramaiah said the D.K. Shivakumar-led Karnataka government was moving in the right direction.
He said the Congress government had implemented all five guarantee schemes during its first year.
The guarantees cost the state around Rs 52,000 crore annually, according to Siddaramaiah.
Siddaramaiah called the BJP’s Ballari Chalo padayatra a political gimmick and criticized its focus.
Karnataka has declared 101 taluks drought-affected and plans to submit a fresh memorandum to the Centre.
- Who
- Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Congress government and the BJP.
- What
- Siddaramaiah praised the government’s first 100 days, defended its welfare guarantees and criticized the BJP’s Ballari Chalo padayatra.
- Where
- The programme was held at the Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- The remarks were made on Thursday, as the government completed 100 days in office.
- Why
- Siddaramaiah said the government should demonstrate its performance, fulfill its promises and address poverty, inequality, unemployment and drought.
Congress Government and Supporters
Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition
Government performance
Congress Government and Supporters
Siddaramaiah said the government was moving in the right direction and had implemented the five guarantee schemes.
Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition
The article reports that the BJP has criticized the government and demanded the resignation of former minister Nagendra.
Ballari Chalo padayatra
Congress Government and Supporters
Siddaramaiah described the BJP’s campaign as a political gimmick aimed at returning to power and said it lacked a genuine public cause.
Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition
The BJP is conducting the Ballari Chalo padayatra as an opposition campaign, although the article does not state the BJP’s detailed justification.
Drought response
Congress Government and Supporters
Siddaramaiah said the government should declare additional drought-hit taluks where necessary and act without relying entirely on central assistance.
Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition
The article says the BJP did not adequately raise the drought situation during the Assembly session, presenting the issue from Siddaramaiah’s perspective.
Corruption criticism
Congress Government and Supporters
Siddaramaiah questioned the BJP’s credibility on corruption and alleged that corruption had prevailed under the B.S. Yediyurappa-led BJP government.
Bharatiya Janata Party Opposition
B.Y. Vijayendra and the BJP are identified as critics of the Congress government, but their specific response to Siddaramaiah’s allegation is not provided.
Key facts
- Milestone
- The D.K. Shivakumar-led government completed 100 days in office.
- Welfare guarantees
- Siddaramaiah said all five Congress guarantee schemes were implemented during the government’s first year.
- Annual spending
- The five guarantees cost around Rs 52,000 crore annually, according to Siddaramaiah.
- Drought status
- Karnataka has declared 101 taluks drought-affected.
- Government publication
- A handbook describing achievements across key departments during the 100-day period was released.
- Remaining tenure
- Siddaramaiah said the government had more than one-and-a-half years left in its current term.
- Public service initiative
- Siddaramaiah praised the Praja Seva initiative and urged ministers to hold public interactions in their districts.
Quotes
Siddaramaiah
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee member
“I feel that the government led by D.K. Shivakumar is moving in the right direction”
thehansindia.com
“political gimmick”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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