Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday addressed concerns over the use of ballot papers in the upcoming BBMP local election, and questioned the apprehensions of the BJP. Adopting the ballot papers in the elections, he said, “Why are BJP afraid of ballot papers? Advanced countries have already implemented ballots; have they returned to the country of the country?”.
Adopting the ballot papers in the elections, he said, “Why is the BJP afraid of ballot papers? Advanced countries have already implemented ballot papers; have they returned to the country of the country?”
On Friday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivkumar questioned the BJP to object to the use of ballot papers in the local body elections. Talking to reporters at his residence in Sadashivnagar, he said, “Using ballots in local body elections is the decision of the Karnataka government. Why is the BJP concerned about it? The state government has the right to hold local body elections. Why is the BJP worried about it?”
Reacting to the use of ballot papers in the BBMP elections, he said that the government has taken this decision for the local body elections. Prayers for the welfare of all, all the reservoirs are filled with great rains across the state.
On the issue of changing the gate in the Tungabhadra reservoir, the Chief Minister said, “The gates will be installed after the rain stops. As soon as the rainy season is over, we will replace them. The reservoir is old, so change will be done.” The repair work of the Tungabhadra reservoir is going on, a few weeks ago, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Shivkumar announced that Tungabhadra Dam Board released a company for the construction of Tungabhadra Dam Board, a company based on 33 new sheets Is.