BENGALURU
We are ready for an open debate on the VB G Ram G Act. We will not run away and steal anything. What are you going to do by holding a session. What is the use. You are just doing it for publicity, said Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Addressing a joint press conference with the BJP at a private hotel, he said, the Deputy Chief Minister has asked us to come for an open discussion. We are ready. We will not steal and run away. What kind of changes have we made in the new act? Let’s discuss what was wrong with MGNREGA. The central government has taken an important decision in the state and the country. VB G Ram G has implemented the Act. There is a big propaganda going on in the state about this. Some changes have been made in the MNREGA scheme that started in 2005. Congress is spreading propaganda that Mahatma Gandhi’s name has been removed. Congress has ruled for a long time. How many important projects have they named after Mahatma Gandhi. If they have respect for Mahatma Gandhi, how many projects have they named after him in the state, he asked.
The state Congress government has said that it will convene a two-day session. It has decided to hold a 5-10 km padayatra by constituency. In what way will the G Ram G scheme be unfair to the common people and wage labourers. This scheme was implemented in 2005. It is not wrong to bring the scheme. At that time, there was unemployment among the poor. It was brought with good intentions. But to what extent has this scheme been implemented in the later days in a way that brings respect to Mahatma Gandhi and is it implemented without corruption.
Opposition Leader R Ashoka, State BJP President BY Vijayendra and others were present.
