From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Kanakapura, Nov 24: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar assured the voters of Channapatna Assembly constituency that all the promises made to the people before the by-election would be fulfilled.
Speaking to the media persons in Kanakapura on Sunday, he said: “The Congress government would fulfil the aspirations of the people of Channapatna. We will fulfil all our promises, including issuing sites, residences, bagar hukum land, made before the election.”
Asked about the developmental works planned for Channapatna after the victory, he said, “We listened to the problems of the people of Channapatna after the seat was vacated. The people have blessed us now and we will repay that debt through developmental works.”
“District in charge minister Ramalinga Reddy has undergone a leg surgery. Before we go for the winter session of the Assembly in Belagavi, we will hold a meeting to discuss and initiate all our promises,” he said.
Shivakumar pointed out that the Congress party had secured 15,000 votes in the previous Assembly elections but the tally had gone up in the Lok Sabha elections. “We have got a lot of votes in this election as we have received direct and indirect support from JD(S) workers and leaders. We will develop the constituency taking everyone into confidence,” he said.
He said the credit for the victory does not belong to one or two persons. This is a result of concerted efforts by all. We will not take the credit for being architect of our candidate C P Yogeshwara’s victory,” he said.
Replying to a query if Ramanagara district became JD(S)-free, he said, “It is not important for us to make Ramanagara JD(S)-mukth. Their tally will go down from 19 to 18.”
When pointed out to the post-victory slogans that D K Shivakumar must be the chief minister, he said: “It is not important who is the CM. Development is important for us. Kumaraswamy did not keep up his promises. We will have to develop the constituency and show him how it is done.”
Replying to G T Deve Gowda’s statement that he would join the Congress if people desire so, he said, “It is not just GTD’s opinion, a lot of people want him to do it. Many in the BJP have the same thought. Could we have won this election if the
BJP leaders had not supported us?”
To a question on whether BJP leaders had extended their support for the Congress victory in the by-election, he said, “BJP leader Ashwath Narayan said on Saturday he knew about Yogeshwara’s victory beforehand. Is he dumb to say so having been a district in-charge minister and deputy chief minister? He knew the pulse of the people.”
Answering a question on JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy’s statement that money power defeated his son in Channapatna, he said, “Then what do you call D K Suresh’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections? Yogeshwara was still in the BJP then. Kumaraswamy got his brother-in-law elected on a BJP ticket. How do you explain this?”