Completing 100 days in office, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reiterates govt commitment to fulfilling pre-poll guarantees
Congress government in Karnataka completed 100 days, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sought people's cooperation to lead the «chariot of development» along with the execution of the five election guarantees. Riding on its pre-poll guarantees, the Congress swept to power winning 135 seats in the 224-member Assembly as it dislodged the ruling BJP.
The saffron party secured only 66 seats while the JD(S) came a distant third with 19.
«Our government has completed 100 days of coming to power today. In the last Assembly elections, the voters of the state placed their trust and confidence in us and our candidates won in 135 seats and allowed the formation of a secure government with full majority.
We are making good use of this opportunity given to people and making sincere efforts to fulfil their expectations,» Siddaramaiah said in a social media post.
The Chief Minister said along with the implementation of guarantees and executing development projects, his government is leading the state on the path of equality shown by philosophers like Gautam Buddha, Basaveshwara, Dr B R Ambedkar, Kuvempu, saint-poet Kanakadasa and Sree Narayana Guru.
He also explained how the poll guarantees namely 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, 'Gruha Lakshmi', 'Gruha Jyothi' and 'Shakti' are making progress.
The Congress had promised to give 10 kilograms rice including five kg of central share to 1.28 crore BPL families. It has estimated that around Rs 10,000 crore would be spent on this scheme alone every year.
However, in absence of adequate supply of rice and other food grains such as ragi and maize, the government decided to pay Rs 170 to each beneficiary till arrangements are made to fully realise the scheme.
According to Siddaramaiah, 1.08 crore
