State must be free of communalism too, not just hunger: Siddaramaiah

Team Udayavani, Mar 1, 2018, 3:21 PM IST

Bengaluru: The dream of the state government was to make Karnataka ‘hunger-free’, ‘hut-free’, ‘drought-free’ and also ‘communalism-free’ said the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday.

Speaking to the reporters Siddaramaiah said his governement,in five years, had found a way to guarantee food for every single person through its Annabhagya scheme and shelter for everyone through it housing for-poor project.

Water irrigation has been dealt with as a priority segment to enhance farming profitability. “We additionally need the state to be free from communal components. For that, all parties ought to be secular. In any case, this is by all accounts not occurring as a few parties are utilizing religious suppositions for increasing voters,” Siddaramaiah stated, making a slanted reference to the BJP, yet held back before naming the party.

The chief Minister said his government had likewise been making strides for general development in the service and industry sector even as he communicated certainty that the Congress would serenely win the Assembly surveys to proceed with its drives.

He additionally included that the legislature was examining to bring preservation and protection of all lakes under one specialist. “Today, lakes in Bengaluru and encompassing territories go under the purview of various organizations like BBMP, BDA and the Forest department. An activity design is being set up to bring all lakes under a solitary umbrella. This will likewise help in setting up sewage treatment plants with no hindrance,” he said.