Monday, Nov. 25: Madikeri constituency MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda has brought Rs. 1724.165 crore grant for the development of the constituency in two and a half years as MLA. Out of this, 900 crore works are in progress, while 900 crore has been allocated in the budget for the Donigal-Madikeri connection road, said Block Congress President B.B. Satish.
Releasing a department-wise list of grants at a press conference, he said that former MLA Appachchu Ranjan had made a sarcastic remark about the 1800 crore grant in a meeting held by BJP at the JC Vedike. Satish said that 1724 crore grant has already been received by the constituency through important departments. The list of grants worth Rs. 1724.165 crore brought by the current MLAs to their constituencies has been given by the concerned departmental officers. He said that it will be sent to the former BJP MLAs by post.
The Public Works Department has allocated Rs. 900 crore in the budget for Madikeri, Somwarpet, Donigallu road. Rs. 4 crore has already been released for DPR. He said that the work will start in the beginning of 2026. Many works with the remaining grants are already underway. Some works have been completed and the works will be completed by next March.
The MLAs have the goal of bringing more grants in the next two and a half years and making it a model constituency. He complained that former MLAs who cannot tolerate development are criticizing the government. The setback to the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections was discussed. Emphasis has been placed on party organization. The Congress will win the next Gram Panchayat, Taluka Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat elections. He said that the 5 guarantees of the Congress government are reaching everyone's doorsteps. Former MLA Ranjan was an MLA for 25 years, and the Congress government provided grants. All the projects including the medical college and engineering college were contributions made to the district by S.M. Krishna, Siddaramaiah and Dharmasingh when they were the Chief Ministers. He complained that special grants were not provided when the BJP ruled the state for 8 years.
Ranjan, who was an MLA for the last 25 years, has done a lot of work in the constituency. The Congress will not ignore this. But Ranjan has not solved the C&D problem. The Congress government and the district MLAs have helped in every way to solve the C&D land problem. A special committee has been formed. The Congress government has always been farmer-friendly. For many years, it has provided crop damage compensation and waived farmers' loans. It has brought many schemes for the poor, he said. Block Vice President B.M. Basavaraju, Secretary K.J. Sunil, DCC member J.L. Janardhan and City President Manjunath were present in the meeting.
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