‘Patta’ will be provided to those living in tandas and hattis during the second anniversary celebrations of government: D.K. Shivakumar

State government to issue pattas to residents of tandas, hattis, and revenue land, benefiting about one lakh people.

The State government will issue patta to those holding properties in tandas, hattis, and other revenue land, which will help about a lakh people, during the second anniversary celebration of the government.

“The Congress has adhered to its promise after coming to power. It has implemented Yuva Nidhi, Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, and Gruha Jyothi schemes. Have the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP given such programmes?” wondered Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar during the ‘Yuva Parva’ convention at Ramanagara on Sunday. He said that providing of the pattas during the Vijayapura convention, likely to be held on May 20, would benefit about one lakh people living in tandas, hattis and other revenue land. “Unlike those coming for publicity from outside to Ramanagara, we have given several programmes, including schools, hospitals, and land,” he said.

Stating that the Youth Congress was a training school to build future leaders, he asked the Youth Congress cadre not to be afraid of criticism and to work at the grassroots. “Power is not permanent. The BJP, JD(S) and Congress are also not permanent. In politics, everything is momentary, including my election as MLA eight times and the Prime Minister’s (Narendra Modi) election thrice. The seat vacated by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in Ramanagara was won by Congress leader C.M. Lingappa against actor M.H. Ambareesh.” He said the Congress won 40 seats in the Old Mysore region, and the party was striving to win the seats it had lost in the next election. “Have we not won in Mandya, Ramanagara, Mysuru, and Mandya?” he asked.

Stressing the importance of the growth of leaders at the grassroots level, he said Jawaharlal Nehru, Kengal Hanumanthaiya, C. Rajagopalachari, and B.D. Jatti had become big leaders after emerging at the grassroots.

He said that renaming Ramanagara as Bengaluru South district would bring respect and pride among people and increase the land value.