CM Siddaramaiah opposed one-family-one-ticket norm

Team Udayavani, Dec 5, 2017, 12:33 PM IST

New Delhi/Bengaluru: Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara suggested for adopting the one-family-one-ticket scheme among family members of party leaders to get picked for the coming Assembly elections which was openly objected by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday.

CM siddaramaih lauding the suggestion said suggestion may look good but it is impractical and not possible to implement in political parties. We have already given tickets to two members of the same family in the last Assembly elections. If the one-family-one-ticket rule is applied, can we deny tickets to sitting MLAs?” Siddaramaiah questioned.

Winnabilty factor of candidate should be the priority in deciding the candidates for upcoming polls as ruling parties could find tough challenges in upcoming polls.

Winnability of candidates is our top criteria and nothing else,” the chief minister said when asked about the norms for selecting candidates.

CM is all set to field his son Yathindra from Varuna constituency and his ready to shift from Varuna (of which he is a sitting member) to Chamundeshwari seat in the coming polls.

CM expressing his disagreement towards the state unit president elucidated the case of senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge whose son is an MLA and a minister where as Kharge is MP from Gulbarga constituency.

“Let Parameshwara place his suggestion before the party high command. They will take a final call on this issue,” the chief minister said. “Before giving tickets,” he insisted, “we will take views from the party workers and local leaders.”

Siddaramaiah said he has started touring the state to launch development projects covering 100 Assembly segments in one month. The PCC chief will also tour the state and hold meetings with party workers in another 100 Assembly constituencies in one month.