Channapatna (Karnataka) [India], Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said he had come to Channapatnam because the presidency was vacant.
"Would I have come if there were MLAs in Channapatnam? I came and sat because the chair was empty. Would I have come if someone else was sitting in the chair?" Shivakumar said at a press conference in Channapatnam.
The Chief Minister had ordered all Ministers to conduct public opinion polls.
"I am doing this in a different format. Similarly, public outreach will continue in the form of door-to-door government programs across the state. Ministers and MLAs will be informed that the program needs to be carried out. If issues arise resolved at taluk and village level, the pressure will be reduced in Bengaluru," he said.
When asked why the housing issue is given importance, he said: "There are two desires in a man's life, a roof over his head, a job. A house is like everything. I give it first priority. On Monday (July 8) I will personally visit the places sought by the authorities for accommodation purposes. Housing Minister Jamir and Krishna Byregowda have also been spoken to and they will also visit once.
When asked if only Channapatnam will get special grant or other constituencies will also get special grant, he said, "Three constituencies with by-elections will get special grant. Didn't the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) do this in the past "We will do the same."
When asked about the discussion about who will be the surprise candidate, he said: "Whoever is a candidate is like voting for me. Let everyone enjoy and discuss whatever they want."
When asked if he would clean up the entire district, he said: "We have come to serve the people. That is important, not politics."
When he asked if he could understand the pulse of the people walking in the taluk, he said: "Let us enter the heart of the people before we know their pulse."
"Would I have come if there were MLAs in Channapatnam? I came and sat because the chair was empty. Would I have come if someone else was sitting in the chair?" Shivakumar said at a press conference in Channapatnam.
The Chief Minister had ordered all Ministers to conduct public opinion polls.
"I am doing this in a different format. Similarly, public outreach will continue in the form of door-to-door government programs across the state. Ministers and MLAs will be informed that the program needs to be carried out. If issues arise resolved at taluk and village level, the pressure will be reduced in Bengaluru," he said.
When asked why the housing issue is given importance, he said: "There are two desires in a man's life, a roof over his head, a job. A house is like everything. I give it first priority. On Monday (July 8) I will personally visit the places sought by the authorities for accommodation purposes. Housing Minister Jamir and Krishna Byregowda have also been spoken to and they will also visit once.
When asked if only Channapatnam will get special grant or other constituencies will also get special grant, he said, "Three constituencies with by-elections will get special grant. Didn't the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) do this in the past "We will do the same."
When asked about the discussion about who will be the surprise candidate, he said: "Whoever is a candidate is like voting for me. Let everyone enjoy and discuss whatever they want."
When asked if he would clean up the entire district, he said: "We have come to serve the people. That is important, not politics."
When he asked if he could understand the pulse of the people walking in the taluk, he said: "Let us enter the heart of the people before we know their pulse."
