Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today defended his decision to invite litterateurs to the Congress party office and said there was nothing wrong in it.
Answering questions from journalists at a press conference at Vidhana Soudha on inviting Academy presidents for a meeting at the KPCC office, he said, "There is no rule that litterateurs cannot become politicians. I invited Academy presidents for the meeting." Was." office party. There is nothing wrong in this, they are appointed by the government."
"Authorities are not autonomous bodies. All are politicians, everyone does politics in their own way. Some say and some don't. We had sent invitations to everyone, some participated and some did not. The media can understand it this way But there is nothing wrong in it,” he said.
Asked about increasing water charges in Bengaluru, he said, "Water charges have not been increased for the last 14 years. It is becoming difficult for the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to pay electricity bills and payroll. The board It is incurring losses every year, should the water tariff be increased or not?”
Answering questions from journalists at a press conference at Vidhana Soudha on inviting Academy presidents for a meeting at the KPCC office, he said, "There is no rule that litterateurs cannot become politicians. I invited Academy presidents for the meeting." Was." office party. There is nothing wrong in this, they are appointed by the government."
"Authorities are not autonomous bodies. All are politicians, everyone does politics in their own way. Some say and some don't. We had sent invitations to everyone, some participated and some did not. The media can understand it this way But there is nothing wrong in it,” he said.
Asked about increasing water charges in Bengaluru, he said, "Water charges have not been increased for the last 14 years. It is becoming difficult for the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to pay electricity bills and payroll. The board It is incurring losses every year, should the water tariff be increased or not?”
