Bangalore: MLAs' foreign study tour: Of cherry juice and grazing cows


Bangalore: MLAs' foreign study tour: Of cherry juice and grazing cows

Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore (SP)

Bangalore, Feb 28: A group of legislators including members of legislative council were recently sent on a study tour to Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand, with the desired objective of going through the progress achieved by these countries in various sectors, and making recommendations to the state government on what strategies could be adopted to achieve the level of the progress witnessed there.

The 11-member legislators' panel on SC/ST and backward classes welfare, which toured Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for nearly fifteen days, submitted its 26-page study report to the state Assembly on Thursday February 27. The study tour was led by chairman of legislature committee on backward classes and minorities’ welfare B R Yavagal.


B R Yavagal

In the past too such jaunts have been organized, yielding nothing but a ritual-like report at the end, and achieving nothing but draining of taxpayers' money. Many of the reports submitted earlier by these groups have been gathering dust, with allegations that many parts of these reports had been downloaded directly from different internet sites.

'Simplicity to the core' appears to be the hallmark of the study tour report presented by the recent delegation to Karnataka government. What's more, a glance at some of the sentence makes one wonder if the report was of a school trip. Digest this: "We saw making of cherry juice. We even saw the way the fruits are packed. We went on a helicopter and landed on a 3,900 ft glacier. We landed on Mount Cook which is 39,000 feet tall. We spent 20 minutes looking at surroundings. We saw sheep and cows grazing in open lands. We should focus on these things. We visited a reservoir and were happy.”

The report also adds that the team visited rain forests in New Zealand and studied negative impact of cutting trees. "We went on ropeway. We need to introduce this in hilly regions of the state. Caste system is absent there. People are more disciplined. Scientific methods are used in agriculture. More pay-and-use toilets are built," are some other observations contained in this report.

When questioned about the report, chief minister Siddaramaiah said he was yet to study the report. It is learnt that he has ordered to put off such study tours till detailed guidelines are implemented.

The recommendations of the committee are to use modern technology in dairy farms, earmarking funds for the progress of tribal communities in line with Australia and New Zealand, paying more attention to cleanliness, traffic control, building bylaws, punishing of violators, cruise tourism along beaches and heli-tourism for Hampi, Badami, Belur, Halebid, Lakkundi and Shravanabelagola, and so on.

B R Yavagal however insisted that it was not a jolly trip to foreign countries funded by common people, but a purposeful one.

  

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  • NAYANA NAIK, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 03 2014

    YOU MEANS THEY CAN COMMIT MISTAKE BUT DON'T TELL IT OPENLY
    IN THIS CASE HE IS HONEST

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  • NAYANA NAIK, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 03 2014

    POOR CONGRESSMEN VERY DIFFICULT TO AGREE THE FACT THE MISTAKE DONE BY OTHERS CAN'T COMPROMISE OUR MISTAKE

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  • Ralston, Mangalore

    Mon, Mar 03 2014

    Any person would have made a better report just by watching a video showcasing these countries...!!! Such a colossal waste of hard earned taxpayers money...

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  • Anand, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 02 2014

    Instead of foreign tours, these guys should be sent to difficult border assignments.

    They should go and guard the nation at Siachen and Kargil for 30 days at least.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore / Kuwait

    Sat, Mar 01 2014

    Mr.Yavagal, You just saw cherries and cows. For what purpose? Didn't you see modern methods of mining and swindling money in these countries? That would have been beneficial to your colleagues.

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  • Robin, Byndoor

    Sat, Mar 01 2014

    Report Sari odi... Adralli Yenu bardide andre....

    ..... Matte allina beechalli vastrave illada bada hennu makkalu iddiddaru... Nodi tumba(ne) bejaraytu... Mysoorina kai maggada batte millinda ondu loadu batte kalisalikke Siddanna na hatra yolteevi...

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  • Vincy, Bangkok

    Sat, Mar 01 2014

    The former CM Eddi visited China with Murgesh,Katta Subramanya,Karunakara Reddy,Shobkka,and many other BJP MLA’s. Karnataka government spent crores of Tax payers money on this trip. If you file a RTI then you can find out that,Eddy spent crores on helicopter trips to visit temples in Karnataka. All these MLA’s minister take flight, but nobody interested in widening the roads like the roads in China.
    The people who voted Yavagal should chase him and ask him why his constituencies do not have public toilets, even after two months of his foreign trip.

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  • FAHAD, mangalore

    Sat, Mar 01 2014

    I CHALLENGE , 5th STD STUDENT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT INFORMATION THAN THESE DUM FELLOWS.. SPENDING CRORES TO JUST WATCH MAKING CHERRY JUICE AND GRAZING COWS...

    DESH KA SARWANASH.

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  • Ordinary person, Kudla

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Mr. B R Yavagal did you not see that the people in New Zealand and Australia use toilet paper.

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  • Suleman Beary, Udupi

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    We should appreciate Mr. Yavagal for sharing the dais while others are hiding from the truth. Like every big companies' and corporates'GM or MD position holders has that privilege,so the MLA position is defendable. I am not a supported of such move, but I request these so called 'Samaja Sevak' to at least be honest,do the good things to the poor and serve the people in the right direction.

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  • Wilfred Fernandes, Vamadapadavu/Dubai

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    ...and after coming back to the hotel , we decided to have a peg of Whisky..at the counter whisky was served but no kandha( Onion).....

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  • rizwan, Dubai/Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Wilfred Fernandes, Dubai

    The team also visited rain Forests in New Zealand and SAW RAIN....Unfortunately for the unlucky people of Karnataka, they did not get lost in the forest....I pity our political leaders and we, the voters.

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  • Albert Manoj Muliyil, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    To see rain they have to go to a foreign country they can visit my native and enjoy rain for six months...ha ha and as far as Cherry juice is concerned, I think u get all sorts of juice in any state u go in India and so too the cows and buffalo and go to the rural area road full of goats and sheep...when these politicians will understand that public are not fools and when we will realise that we give our valuable votes for these misfits

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  • Mallikarjuna , Belgaum

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    At last they found out that there is no Caste system in New Zealand or anywhere in the world except in India. So, they should have also confirmed that there is no Caste-based Reservation in N.Z either in Politics or govt jobs or Schools & Colleges.

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  • Victor Tauro Permude, Bangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Not happy with the report then get back the money spent on them!

    There must be clause 'If not happy 100% refund within a week'

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  • j.anata, Mangalore/ Bangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    This is an extreme low in politics. Yavagal is a senior politician. He should have been careful in presenting the study tour report...

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  • FLAVIAN DSOUZA, CHIK/BANAGLORE

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Very important for our MLA's to see the world and get some exposure . Give them all benefits and privileges but question their governance. Why should they not travel if they learn from other countries i think they should . Give them a fixed budget and once back let them present a report card with what they have learnt and what they would adopt ..

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  • Sudhir, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    If congi govt does anything wrong,pseudo secularist blame for previous bjp govt...what an irony!!

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  • John D'Souza, Udupi

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Wow! Foreign tour for study in agriculture was the brainchild of greatest looter of Karnataka, Shriman Yediyoorappaji. Koti Koti pranamagalu to you sir for leaving behind your legend.

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  • John D'Souza, Udupi

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Please read...leaving behind your dirty legend.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    If MLAs demand MARS or MOON tour this CM of Karnataka will approve it. CM will say they are going to study about MOON and MARS.

    DK Shivakumar, Rishan Baig, Ramesh Kumar, Veeranna Mathikatte, SM Krishna, Krishnappa will each DE-NOTIFY 1000 acres of land in MARS/MOON.

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  • Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Such an innocent comment.. The Even previous government did the same thing.. Resort politics.. yeddi was busy in purchasing MLA's... he used taxpayers money for his personal hidden agenda's... don't try to defend your so called "yugapurushaS"....truth has revealed..

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    Hope you know WHY PREV GOVT WAS OUSTED. Do you wish this Govt also to be ousted? People that you will do better and voted for you. But now you are going to be worst ever.

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Future exposes by Times Now:

    Illegal mining in Moon and Mars,courtesy of Bellary brothers and Yeddyurappa.
    By the way,no one can match Yeddy when it comes to de-notifying land.
    Yeddy is KING!

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Pradeep, Mangalore

    SM Krishna has already looted mines in MOON and MARS. Nothing is left there except barren land.

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Why previous government initiated action against SM Krishna? One chor supporting another chor? Congress/BJP both are one and the same. Party of Chors and scoundrels, rapists and criminals.

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Previous government sent some legislators to visit an develop Karnataka.

    One legislators report was saying in foreign some cows are giving 20 liter milk and another cow was giving 30 liters milk!!!

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Dinesh,

    Yeddyurappa has got blessings from Modi during his Mangalore visit.
    If Modi becomes PM then Yeddyurappa will be the richest man in Karnataka.
    When that happens,only he can buy Kingfisher airlines and save Vijay Mallya!

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  • NAYANA NAIK, mangalore

    Mon, Mar 03 2014

    FANTASTIC THE NEWS IS ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE COMMENT IS SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT
    MANCHKKE PANCHA PANDAVRA HAGE 3 KALUGALIVE

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Ha ha Ha...What a report!!!!
    Thank God he did not write on Mount Cook we were taught how to Mount and Cook! No 'caste system' in New Zealand!! They were expecting someone from their ilk there??!
    The next batch may focus on the color of Cow Nipples or something like that and report that colour is essential for increasing milk supply. What 'reports' can you expect from Dud's?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    At least these duds gave a report.
    BJP guys were seen in Casinos and Sleazy JOINTS...

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman / Washington,DC

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    I wish,,, instead of these ML As cows were brought back from tour...leaving these folks to graze grass there...

    You can imagine what type of laws these folks are capable of making!!!

    ...JH...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Times Now Arnab Goswami had showed us the itinerary of their foreign trip. That included breakfast in hotel, movie land visit, beach visits, nature scene visits. No wehere there was mention about the study tour.

    After all NZ, AUS, FIZI, SOUTH AFRICA does not offer study in Kannada.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Arnab Goswami gets paid for whatever he says...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Yes Jossey, he is the employee of TIMES NOW NEWS NETWORK. The company pays him a monthly salary.

    BTW, no one do charity work these days.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Our MLA'S and their dream of lifetime achievements i.e A foreign tour.A free enjoyment and with taxpayers' money!!! What a Idea Sirji!!!!

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  • Melwyn Dsouza, mangalore/Dubai

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    It is not their fault,it is our fault who elected them as our leader! What can we expect from this ill literate people????? It's all our tax payers money...............!

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    The Karnataka thief minister is wasting tax payers money on his colleagues tour and their family members.

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  • Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Far better than ur earlier thief minister who looted the treasures for his resort politics...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    You are seeing concrete roads in Mangalore because of the previous chief minister.

    Current thief minister is sponsoring free tour, free hand loot access to his cabinet colleagues and pouring money on particular community and killing poor farmers of the state.

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  • Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Still present CM is far better... u know why..? he is not communal...
    he won't give any biased statement like ur previous thief minister...

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    He is not communal, but an EXTREMIST. He is diving the society on CASTE and RELIGION line. You must be very happy at him because all his programs are deisgned for you people. Enjoy maadi... Yardo duddu, yellaman jatre.

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  • vnayak, mangalore/switzerland

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Mr.Dinesh Poojary,
    Concrete roads in Mangalore were started long before the BJP came to power. These pleasure trips were done also during the BJP rule. Only now Times Now has exposed them.

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  • Pradeep, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Former Karnataka thief minister Yeddyurappa has wasted tax payers money for his future 7 generations.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    Pradeep

    Current thief ministers has already made assets for 9 generations, in just 9 months. As said by Kolar MLA Ramesh Kumar, he knows how to avoid getting caught.

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  • Joslyn Rooswelt, Mangalore

    Fri, Feb 28 2014

    hahahha lol...
    ur so called thief minister tasted PARAPPANA AGRAHAARA's RAAGI MUDDHE...
    People know who is better, so they elected present CM...

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