Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru Feb 10: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, U T Khader, accused BJP MLAs of cheating the people by walking out of the budget session and holding protest.

Addressing media persons here on Saturday February 9, U T Khader said, “Instead of protesting, BJP MLAs should have placed their demands before the assembly speaker if they were dissatisfied with the fund allocations for their respective constituencies.

When asked about BJP MLA, Umanath Kotian's allegation that the government was biased in allocating of funds to constituencies represented by BJP representatives, Khader said, "If that is the case, he could have complained to the speaker. All constituencies including Sullia, Puttur, Bantwal and Beltangady got funds, he observed, and questioned how it is possible that Umanath Kotian did not get any funds for his constituency.

When asked about audio clip released by H D Kumaraswamy, Khader demanded that the union government should take this issue seriously and form a committee to probe in the issue in its entirety.

District Congress president Harish Kumar, district Congress spokesperson, A C Vinayraj, district youth Congress president, Mithun Rai and others were present.