Karnataka Transport Minister B Sriramulu, who additionally handles the division of tribal welfare, staged an in a single day protest over the ‘delay’ in restore works of the Low-Stage Canal (LLC) of Tungabhadra river.
The minister staged the in a single day protest at Bhairadevanahalli village underneath Ballari taluk.
Sriramulu stayed beside the canal on the intervening night time of Tuesday and Wednesday and introduced that he wouldn’t budge from the spot till restore works had been accomplished. He, nevertheless, tweeted Wednesday that it was not a protest towards the state authorities.
“I’ve not staged a protest or dharna towards anybody. Since farmers from the area petitioned me in regards to the issues… I made a decision to remain put on the spot and instructed officers to finish works instantly,” he stated.
#Karnataka #BJP Minister @sriramulubjp protests towards his personal govt over non completion of a canal restore work in #Ballari #Karnataka. He stayed in a single day protesting at canal restore web site, vedhavati river and likewise took tub within the river. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/oqQgFAIo2t
— Kiran Parashar (@KiranParashar21) November 2, 2022
Sriramulu’s assertion got here in response to a tweet by the state Congress, which requested whether or not the minister was protesting towards his personal authorities or the chief minister, or the prime minister. “Why did such a scenario come up the place cupboard ministers need to protest towards their very own double engine authorities?” Congress had tweeted, taking a dig towards the Basavaraj Bommai authorities.
Sriramulu stated for the reason that water was not launched to the fields within the Ballari Rural Meeting constituency owing to the delay in canal restore works, paddy and chilly crops dried up and the farmers had been in misery. “I did this (stayed on the spot the place works had been required to be taken up) as a humanitarian gesture and never for politics,” he stated, including that farmers had requested him to remain on the spot to make sure restore works of the canal had been accomplished on the earliest.
The minister has stated that he’ll keep put till the works are accomplished.