CM Siddaramaiah’s Janata Darshana attracts hundreds from across Karnataka, 1,147 requests and grievances heard

At CM Siddaraumaiah's first Janata Darshana in his second tenure, 1,147 grievances and requests heard. Issues include employment, land, financial aid, housing and pending govt. compensations.

Hundreds of people from across Karnataka thronged the Chief Minister’s Home Office Krishna in Bengaluru with their grievances on Monday, November 27, as the first full-fledged Janata Darshana in the second tenure of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah got underway.

Employment, land issues, financial assistance for health, housing and pending government compensations were among the many issues that people brought to the notice of Mr. Siddaramaiah, who heard the grievances as well as received requests from people.

Around 1 p.m. a total of 1,147 requests and grievances had been received, of which 20 cases were resolved on the sport while the remaining 1,127 will be addressed in a specific timeline. Revenue matters topped the list with 241 requests and grievances followed by issues pertaining to Women and Child Welfare department at 155 and Backward Classes department at 117, a note from the Chief Minister’s Office said.

Among the many directions issued to the officials was instruction to the BBMP and Bengaluru police not to harass street vendors who use pushcarts. Nigamma, a street vendor complained about the harassment that they were facing from BBMP and police personnel. In the light of trouble in approval of senior citizen pensions, he asked the officials to set right the technical issues immediately.

BBMP Commissioner Tushar Giri Nath was asked to provide tricycles to 148 specially-abled persons, who complained that the government had not responded to their request for tricycles as well as provision of loan facility to those who have been trained in trades. The loan should be disbursed within 15 days, he instructed.

A resident of Kallahalli in Hunsur taluk in Mysuru district, Lakshmi Bai, sought permission to start construction of 40 houses to Dungri Garasia community members for whom houses have been approved. Mr. Siddaramaiah instructed the managing director of Nomadic Tribes Development Corporation to provide him a report on the issue. He also sanctioned ₹1 lakh from CM Relief Fund for treatment of Venkatraj, who is suffering from kidney ailment, after the patient’s brother Basavaraj approached the CM.

Family disputes and personal problems were also brought to Janata Adalat as Mahadevamma from Tiptur accused her son of cheating her during property division, and sought the CM’s intervention. Rajamma from Ramanagara district accused her brother-in-law of encroaching her land. In both cases, Mr. Siddaramaiah spoke to the respective deputy commissioners to ensure they get justice.