MLAs, MLCs forum required for coastal belt: Kota Srinivas Poojary

Mangaluru: There is a need to form a forum of MLAs and MLCs of the coastal districts to fight for the rights and projects of the coastal belt in the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, said the leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Kota Srinivasa Poojary, on Saturday.

He addressed BJP workers at the party’s district office and alleged that by sidelining the coastal districts, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has presented an “irresponsible Budget”. He has presented the Budget by keeping the interests of only the Janata Dal (Secular) in mind and not the interests of the State as a whole. “There is a step-motherly treatment for the coastal districts,” he alleged.

The coastal districts are an educational hub. In reality the government has little role to play in education thriving in the three districts. It exists due to private initiative by many persons like late T.M.A. Pai. A forum is required to get justice to the coastal districts in all sectors, he added.

There is no guarantee that the projects announced by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Budget presented by him early this year would be implemented by the coalition government. Nonetheless, MLA’s from the coastal belt will fight for the implementation of all the coastal projects announced by Mr. Siddaramaiah ahead of the Assembly election, he said.

“This government will not last long,” Mr. Poojary said allegeding that that Mr. Kumaraswamy and Mr. Siddaramaiah, chairman of the coordination committee, are not confident of providing a stable government for the full term.