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JD(S) opens subsidised canteen before Congress' Indira canteen
The canteens have been opened in honour of party patriarch Devegowda
Racing ahead of the Congress in opening subsidised canteens, the JD(S) in Karnataka has inaugurated the 'Namma Appaji Canteen'. With eyes on the 2018 assembly elections, the JD(S) opened its first canteen in honour of party patriarch and former Prime Minister Deve Gowda on Wednesday.
Namma Appaji Canteen
The brainchild of JD(S) MLC T A Saravana the canteen hopes to impress the people with subsidised food and render Indira canteens ineffective. The cost of the canteens, groceries, staff salaries will be taken care of the JD(S) MLC. While the first canteen was inaugurated in South Bengaluru, the party hopes to open more outlets across assembly constituency in the city.
Racing ahead of 'Indira Canteens'
The Congress government in Karnataka announced setting up of Indira canteens in all corporation wards of Bengaluru during this year's budget. The Siddaramaiah government is all set to inaugurate the canteens, designed on the lines of 'Amma canteen' of Tamil Nadu on August 15 to mark Independence Day.
The JD(S) by inaugurating their canteen first, hoped to snatch the limelight away from Indira canteens.
Breakfast for Rs 5, lunch for Rs 10
The subsidised canteen is aimed at providing hygienic food to customers from poor families. Coffee and tea will be charged at Rs 3 per serving while breakfast items like Idly, Vada, Kesaribath and Khara bath will be Rs 5. Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda is famous for introduced the humble Ragi mudde (millet balls) to the world. At the Namma Appaji Canteen, Ragi mudde meal, rice meal will be charged at a mere Rs 10.
First JD(S) canteen in South Bengaluru
The JD(S) inaugurated its first Appaji canteen in Hanumanthanagar in south Bengaluru. The canteen will open at 8 AM and shut down at 3 PM post lunch. Depending on the response, the timing will be extended according to the party. The canteen is an attempt to replicate Tamil Nadu's populist Amma canteens.
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