People have not asked for Varuna to be the taluk center: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah

Yogesh K Porwar & Siddarath Sethia

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the people did not ask for Varuna to become the taluk centre.

He spoke to the media near the Mysore helipad today.

Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had assured that if they come to power they will make Varuna constituency as the taluk centre.

People have not asked for this.I have campaigned for three days in Varuna constituency and nowhere have people asked me.

We will not do it because Basavaraj Bommai has said so.He said that if the people of Varuna Constituency ask, we will do it.

Investigation in Progress

Reacting to former minister Kota Srinivas Pujari’s statement that the government should investigate the PSI and 40% allegations, the chief minister said,” we need not do it by asking them.”

He said that we will definitely do it on the basis of evidence.ADGP Paul is already in jail as the PSI scam investigation is already underway.He said that the investigation is on

We don’t lie

Ours is a Government which does what is promised. We don’t lie like BJP, the CM said.

The CM said that he has directed Revenue Minister Krishnaby re Gowda to collect information on the lands sanctioned by the erstwhile BJP Government.