CM launches development works worth Rs 4,559 crore in Indi
After performing a puja for a KKRTC bus on the occasion of Shakti scheme touching 500 crore rides, he distributed free tickets to women passengers and launched the logo of the Lemon Development Board.
Addressing a public meeting, Siddaramaiah said he laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 4,158 crore and inaugurated projects worth Rs 401 crore. He dared the BJP for an open debate to discuss with records the achievements of his govt and the previous BJP govt.
He urged people to look at the list of development programmes carried out during his and previous Congress govts. "We transformed Vijayapura, once a barren land, into a green region through irrigation. Earlier, during droughts, people uprooted lemon plants. Then, I came to Indi and assured the lemon growers. Today, by launching the Lemon Development Board logo, we continue the tradition of the Congress to deliver on promises," he asserted.
"The BJP-JD(S) falsely claimed the state govt has no funds. We are responding to their false propaganda through people's development and welfare programmes," Siddaramaiah stated.
"Isn't it fact that 500 crore women travelling in state buses for free, 1.2 crore families receiving Gruha Lakshmi funds, 1.6 crore households getting 200 units of free electricity, and schemes like Annabhagya and Yuvanidhi helping millions of Kannadigas are all signs of development?" questioned the chief minister, adding that allocating Rs 83,000 crore for development is a clear indication of the Congress' development-focused administration.
The event was chaired by local MLA Yashavantharayagouda Patil. Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, ministers HC Mahadevappa, Dinesh Gundu Rao, MB Patil, HK Patil, Shivanand Patil, Sharan Prakash Patil, and several other legislators and elected representatives were present.
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