KPCC gearing up for Local Urban bodies polls
Bangalore,
Apr
6:
The
Congress
party
was
preparing
itself
to
put
up
a
brave
fight
in
the
forthcoming
elections
to
local
urban
bodies
and
gearing
up
the
party
machinery
to
highlight
the
non-performance
of
the
JD(S)-BJP
coalition
government
in
the
State,
Karnataka
Pradesh
Congress
Committee
(KPCC)
Chief
Mallikarjuna
Kharge
said
today.
Speaking
to
newsmen
here,
he
said
that
failure
of
the
state
government
in
combating
acute
drinking
water
problem,
non-utilisation
of
the
central
grants
released
for
drought
relief
works,
drastic
cut
in
budgetary
allocations
for
Irrigation,
Power,
Housing
and
bungling
of
the
farm
loan
waiver
scheme
were
the
main
issues
the
party
would
raise
during
the
campaign.
He
said
that
eight
teams
with
senior
leaders
heading
each
team
would
tour
the
State
and
address
election
meetings.
Each
team
have
been
given
responsibility
of
a
minimum
25
local
bodies
and
also
involve
in
the
selection
of
party
candidates.
Ruling
out
any
possibility
of
poll
alliance
with
the
JD(S)
Mr
Kharge
said
that
"as
long
as
it
(JD-S)
was
with
the
communal
forces
there
was
no
question
of
having
electoral
understanding
with
it," he
added.
Mr
Kharge
said
that
the
party
had
sent
a
notice
to
the
Legislative
Assembly
for
moving
resolution
in
support
of
UPA
government's
efforts
to
ensure
27
per
cent
reservation
for
OBCs
following
recent
Supreme
Court's
verdict
on
the
issue.
If
the
State
government
failed
to
move
the
resolution
the
party
would
press
for
its
own
notice
and
pass
it.
Criticising
the
State
government's
decision
to
waive-off
purchase
tax
for
the
Sugarcane
supplied
to
the
factories,
Mr
Kharge
said
that
it
should
be
applicable
from
October
2006
otherwise
farmers
from
Northern
Karnataka
will
not
benefited.
Mr
Kharge
reiterated
party's
demand
for
extension
of
the
farm-loan
waiver
scheme
to
all
the
farmers
who
have
availed
loans
from
the
financial
institutions.
UNI