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Protest planned against BJP Government

Madikeri: Kodagu district unit of the Congress will stage a protest here on December 2 against the “neglect” of the district by the State Government, its president Veena Achaiah said here on Tuesday.

She was speaking to presspersons. Erratic power supply, poor road conditions, shortage of doctors in government hospitals and confusion in distribution of ration cards were the burning issues in the district and the State Government had turned blind eye to them, Ms. Achaiah alleged. A procession would be taken out on December 2 to the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the Fort where a demonstration would be held. If anomalies were not set right within a month, the issue would be taken to the State level, she added.

The BJP Government had virtually stopped functioning and Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was indulging in “transfer deals”, Ms. Achaiah alleged. The Mangalore-Madikeri road was in a pathetic condition. Mangalore-Kodagu MP D.V. Sadananda Gowda should resign owning moral responsibility, Ms. Achaiah said.

She said that people of the State had now realised the mistake of bringing the BJP to power. People in Kodagu were getting less than 12 hours of power supply every day. People of the district were optimistic and believed the BJP Government’s promises. On the other hand, the BJP had taken advantage of the innocence of the people, she charged.

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