Fake Gandhis flaunting themselves in Belagavi at taxpayers’ expense, says H D Kumaraswamy
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Mandya: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H D Kumaraswamy, launched a scathing attack, alleging that “fake Gandhis are flaunting themselves in Belagavi at the expense of taxpayers’.”
Speaking to the media on Thursday on the sidelines of DISHA meeting in Mandya, the Union Minister criticised the Congress for its 1924 Congress Centenary Celebrations in Belagavi.
“The Congress government is planning programmes under Gandhi’s name next year and is spending crores on Gandhi centenary events. However, I did not see Mahatma Gandhi’s photo anywhere in the posters at the event. Instead, massive cutouts of fake Gandhis have been put up,” he remarked.
He added, “What we see today is not the original Congress, but a fake Congress. The Congress conducting these programs in Belagavi is that very fake Congress. After independence, Mahatma Gandhi himself suggested dissolving the Congress party. That Congress no longer exists. What we have now is “Alibaba and 40 thieves’ Congress.”
Kumaraswamy clarified that he had no objection to programs convened under Gandhi’s name.
“He fought a united struggle to achieve independence. But has Gandhi’s vision of Ram Rajya been realized in today’s governance? Has his dream of Gram Swaraj been fulfilled? The Union government has released Rs 448.29 crore from the 15th Finance Commission’s grants to develop villages through panchayats. However, despite months passing since the funds were released, they have still not reached the panchayats,” he lamented.
He also expressed concern about the poor state of government hospitals in the state. “The condition of government hospitals is pathetic. Due to the lack of quality treatment, there have been repeated deaths of mothers and infants. There are no doctors or nurses in these hospitals. Around 2.756 lakh government posts are lying vacant. How can governance be effective in such a situation?” he questioned.
He criticised the state government’s guarantees, saying, “The government keeps harping about guarantees every day. Let them give people another Rs 2,000, I have no objection. But they are imposing exorbitant taxes. They’ve taken loans of Rs 2 lakh crore to provide these Rs 2,000 payments. Who is going to repay this debt? Isn’t it the common people who will ultimately bear this burden?”
Former Minister C S Puttaraju, MLA H T Manjunath, former MLA Dr K Annadani and Ramachandra were present.
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