Ministers and legislators are, generally, dependent on libraries of the State secretariat to get paper clippings of their press conferences or press statements held in the past.
But first-time MLC Dinesh Gooli Gowda of the Congress has maintained his statements published in Kannada and English papers in a unique way. Instead of keeping them in files, he has designed walls of his two-room residence at the Legislators’ Home in Bengaluru with paper clippings.
The MLC elected from the Local Bodies Constituency in Mandya district in January 2021 has put up on the walls more than 2,500 newspaper cuttings on his statements published in dailies in the State. “Instead of talking, visitors look at walls and read newspaper clippings. This has helped to reduce noise inside the room. It also helped visitors to gain knowledge of various subjects,” he quipped on why he chose the design.
