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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt denying social security scheme benefits to 42k people: BJP
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada BJP president Sathish Kumpala said 42,184 beneficiaries under social security schemes in the district received notices seeking a review of their eligibility to receive govt benefits. Congress govt is trying to snatch the rights of people by denying govt scheme benefits for around last six months, Kumpala said on Thursday. "Beneficiaries under Sandhya Suraksha, widow pension and other schemes have received notices seeking a review of their eligibility for respective scheme benefits. The govt wants to exclude and deny scheme benefits to them citing silly reasons like beneficiaries possessing mobile phones and other assets," he said. Accusing the govt of being mired in corruption, Sathish said the administration under chief minister Siddaramaiah has no concern for poor people. He said poor people with small pieces of land are made to walk from pillar to post for getting single site approvals from the urban development authorities. Poor people are not able to build houses because of the anti-people policies of the govt. In the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office alone, 620 applications pertaining to Forms 9 and 11 are pending. Similarly, a large number of applications for single site approvals are pending in Puttur Urban Development Authority (PUDA), he said. No poor families have been sanctioned houses under housing schemes after the Congress came to power. Only the Puttur assembly constituency has been sanctioned 250 houses, he said, adding that the govt has shown disparity by sanctioning houses to the constituency represented by a Congress MLA. Protest in front of MCC Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said while protests will be held against the state govt across the district simultaneously on Monday, a demonstration will also be held in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) the same day. Mangaluru City North MLA Dr Y Bharath Shetty said the Congress govt in the state has made the MCC and MUDA their ATMs.
Time of India
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CM must resign over RCB tragedy: BJP
Mangaluru: The BJP Dakshina Kannada district unit staged a protest in Mangaluru on Friday, highlighting the tragic stampede in Bengaluru. The demonstration, led by party district president Sathish Kumpala, Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath, former mayor Premanand Shetty, and others, held the state govt accountable for the unfortunate event. Sathish Kumpala said that chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, and home minister G Parameshwara should resign, by owning the moral responsibility for the tragic stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, that resulted in the deaths of 11 innocent people. Meanwhile, Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna expressed anger, stating that the govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah suspended senior police officers to cover up its failures. Despite DyCM DK Shivakumar stating that police were not responsible for the incident, chief minister Siddaramaiah, bowing to pressure from the party high command, took this step to control the damage to the govt's reputation, the MLA stated in a release. "The state govt is fully responsible for the heartbreaking deaths of 11 innocent young people due to the lack of preparation for celebrating the historic victory of the RCB team for political gain. Suspending police officers for the tragedy caused by ignoring the warnings given by police and conducting the event at Chinnaswamy Stadium is condemnable. The state govt is set on undermining the morale of the police department," he said. This decision by the govt, which treats the police department as its puppet, serves as a wake-up call, proving that the govt will not hesitate to scapegoat the police when issues arise from its own misdeeds, he added. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
