Include Opp members in the Committees: Gowda

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Bangalore, May 7: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal(Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda has urged the coalition government in Karnataka to include opposition party members in District and Taluk level committees.

''It is ''Rajadharma' to include opposition members in such committees,'' Mr Gowda said in a letter addressed to Deputy Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, a copy of which was released to the press here today.

He said during his recent tour of Districts and Taluks he had received several complaints about nomination of single party candidates to the Committees.

'' The fault may be on the part of coalition partners in the state BJP or JD(S), but as per 'Rajadharma,' power should be equally distributed. Moreover, when we have faith in democracy we should not ignore to give proper representation to the opposition party,'' Mr Gowda observed.

Lauding Mr Yediyurappa for his reported intention to reorganise District and Taluk level committees, including Ashraya, Aradhana, DCC Bank, PLD Bank, APMC, consumer forum, among others, he suggested that whenever BJP legislators representating the constitutency were there, three BJP representatives and one JD(S) should be there in a committee.

Similar formula should be adopted where there were JD(S) legislators such as three JD(S) and one BJP and in Congress representated constitutencies out of four members in a committee there should be two JD(S), one BJP and one Congress, he said.

Commenting on Mr Deve Gowda's letter, Mr Yediyurappa said he would discuss the matter with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, who was the final authority to take decisions on such issues.


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