CM PREDICTS 23 SEATS FOR BJP

Madikeri March 30, 2009

Kicking off the election campaign here in Kodagu, Chief Minister Yediyurappa said that the party will snatch atlest 23 seats in the state in the coming election.

Arriving at Kodagu, yediyurappa addressed the party workers at Virajpet and Somwarpet and informed that the party is stable unlike Congress and JDs which are struggling to decide candidates. He said that BJP had selected 24 candidates a month ago and is all set to sweep the poles. There is BJP wave every where, he said. He predicted defeat to Congress and said that the state leaders are unhappy with the AICC and this is going to benefit BJP.

Yediyurappa listed out developments undertaken by the state government like signing for 5000 MW of power generation, plan to build 16000KMs of PWD and ZP roads, 114 Kittur Chennamma residential schools for girls mooted, rupees 600 crores kept for the development of Sc and St, facility to ten thousand houses under Sandhya Suraksha, Bhagyalakshmi schemes, free power supply to eighteen thousand farmers, food to twenty thousand farmers, loan at 3% interest etcetera.

Addressing the press, Yediyurappa said that the state government is not against environment. Answering a query about the kadamakal road controvercy and the cases registered against the Deputy Speaker K.G.Bopaiah, Deputy commissioner and MLA Appachu Ranjan, he said that the government will face the charges. He also clarified that the jamma land holders in Kodagu need not lodge their Guns at police stations during the election. He also said that the government has spent rupees 2.5 crores on astro Turf at madikeri and is prepared to spend more in case of requirement.

Rural and panchayathraj minister Shobha karantlaje spoke on the occasion and said that terrorism is thriving in the country due to lapse from the part of the central government. The then vajapayee government was capable of providing security to the country, she said. She listed out the projects like joining of Ganga – cauvery mooted by the then BJP government in the centre and which is now ignored by the UPAS government.

BJP candidate from Kodagu – Mysore, Vijayashankar spoke on the occasion and said that the present constituency is the confluence of Cauvery and Chamundeshawari.

MLA K.G.Bopaiah and Appachu Ranjan also spoke on the occasion. District president Sunil subramani, state committee and district committee members were all present.

TWO DIE IN BIKE MISHAPS;

Madiker March 30, 2009

Two persons have died in two different bike mishaps yesterday and another was injured.

In the first instance, a resident of madikeri, Haneef, 35 died at Kakotuparambu near Virajpet as the bike he was riding bashed against a tree. The pillion rider escaped with minor injuries. JDs leader M.C.Nanaiah has condoled the death of Haneef who was also a party worker. The body was creamted at madikeri after the autopsy conducted at Virajpet hospital.

He leaves wife and three children.

A tourist Eramma, 35, from Gadag district died at Kodagarahalli junction yesterday as a speeding bike hit her on the main road.

Eramma had come with a group for sight seeing and was returning in a maxi cab to Mysore by evening. She got out of the vehicle at the accident spot as the driver took a stop to have tea in a hotel. The bike run by one Rafeeq from Sunticoppa and rolled down on the road. Eramma died on the spot. Rafeeq and the pillion rider Sameer were also injured in the accident and were shifted to hospital.

Eeramma’s body was handed over to the family after postmortem at Sunticoppa hospital. A case is registered.

SOMWARPET TEACHERS IN DOLDRUMS;

Around 700 government teachers at Somwarpet taluk are working without salary from three months. While the teachers at Madikeri and Virajpet taluk have been receiving the salary, Somwarpet teachers are denied of it due to technical reasons. The teachers association alleges that the negligence by the Block Education Office staff has caused the delay and the higher officials are turning a deaf ear.

According to the association, the BEO staff is supposed to send proper intimation to finace department in the state through computer and it was not done. The higher ups have failed to sort out the flaw and the payment is being held.

The teachers had conducted protest for weeks and withdrew it after getting assurance from the DDPI and elected representatives, last week. However, their promises remain only in newspaper reports, they say.

While contacted, the Block Education Officer clarified that arrangements are made to pay the teachers through some other head of account and the cheques are being issued.

The association president Yogesh and secretary Majunath told that they are made to wait before offices to collect their salary. This is humiliating to them and lots of time is also being wasted.