Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified throughout his go to to Kodagu on Thursday that his son and former MLA Yathindra won’t be contesting the following elections to the Lok Sabha from Mysuru-Kodagu constituency.
The Chief Minister’s assertion comes at a time when sitting BJP MP from Mysuru-Kodagu Pratap Simmha had accused the Chief Minister of concentrating on him and interesting in a “political technique” to facilitate Mr. Yathindra’s election from the Mysuru Lok Sabha seat.
The MP had accused the Chief Minister on this connection throughout his brother’s latest arrest in an unlawful tree felling case in Hassan district.
When reporters sought his reply to the demand for offering 10 HP free electrical energy to espresso growers of Kodagu, he requested, “What had been the BJP MLAs (Virajpet and Madikeri) doing when their authorities was in energy? What did Okay.G. Bopaiah and Appachu Ranjan do on this difficulty regardless of being the MLAs of the constituencies for therefore lengthy?”
He added, “The MP can also be from the BJP and he may have acted on the difficulty.”
The Chief Minister, nonetheless, mentioned he’ll severely look into the demand from the growers.
On the reported assertion of Cooperation Minister Okay.N. Rajanna that the occasion leaders will not be contemplating their options relating to appointment of the chairpersons to boards and firms, the Chief Minister mentioned it’s tough to resolve when everybody proposes names for the positions. Often the occasion president, the Chief Minister, and occasion leaders resolve on the appointments.
