Lamenting that successive Chief Ministers in Karnataka were focusing on development of the respective regions from which they hailed, former Minister and BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal said he would ensure the development of the length and breadth of the State if he was made the Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Saturday, Mr. Yatnal said a Chief Minister should work for the entire State. Unfortunately, successive CMs were restricting development work to the respective regions they were hailing from. “If the Chief Minister is from Mysuru, he will work for Mysuru region. If the CM is from Shivamogga, all projects like airport and funds will be invested in Shivamogga. If CM is from Haveri, he will work only for Haveri. This is not how a CM should function,” he lamented. A CM should ensure equitable development across the length and breadth of the country, focusing on the region from from ‘Mekedatu to Upper Krishna Project’ in the north Karnataka without any discrimination.
He also assured to remove corruption, if not completely, at least quite substantially, if he was made CM.
